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Daniela Camargo Sanchez

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Perfect Competition

price Taker/Maker and Demand Curve for a Firm

Characteristics of Perfect Competition

In perfect competition, individual firms are price takers. The market sets the price, and firms face a perfectly elastic curve at that price. THEY ARE NOT THE PRICE MAKERS.

1. Many buyers and sellers - no one is in control of the market price 2. All market participants know the prices/products 3. Similar products This is what separates perfect competition from other markets.

Real World Examples & Conclusion

Profit Maximization

In the short run, firms in perfect competition produce where MC = MR, which equals the market price. Examples: 1. Agricultural Markets 2. Fish Markets 3Raw Material Markets

Firms in perfect competition maximize their profits by producing where MC equals MR. MC = MR = That's where profit will peak!

Farmers markets are great examples ofperfect competition because ithey consist of independent vendors that typically sell similar products. Us farmers are price takers and we cannot change the market price!
Many sellers, but only one price!