CH 13 Flashcards

(8 cards)

1
Q

A perfectly competitive, well‐functioning market can

A

Deliver goods and services at wide scale and at low prices

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2
Q

A buyer or a seller is a price
taker if

A

they cannot affect the market price

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3
Q

When goods are
standardized

A

they are interchangeable.

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4
Q

The profit‐maximizing quantity occurs at output level where:

A

MR = MC

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5
Q

Increase production as long as

A

MR > MC

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6
Q

Profit =

A

(p – ATC) × Q

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7
Q

If positive economic profits exist:

A

P > ATC.

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8
Q

If negative economic profits exist:

A

P < ATC.

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