Assume a market for petroleum products, and let D denote the demand of petroleum products while MC the marginal cost. The inverse demand is p = 10 - q, and the MC is MC = q. a. Use a figure to depict the competitive outcome assuming many producer and many consumers. Derive the competitive equilibrium outc

Assume a market for petroleum products, and let D denote the demand of petroleum products while MC the marginal cost. The inverse demand is p = 10 - q, and the MC is MC = q. a. Use a figure to depict the competitive outcome assuming many producer and many consumers. Derive the competitive equilibrium outc

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