Identify the following statement's accuracy and briefly state why. All participant in perfect competition is price taker, while in monopoly, only the monopoly power is the price maker while every other participant is a price taker the similarity between perfect competition and monopoly is the absence of government intervention.  Perfect competition is economically efficient as it produces an equilibrium point in which the price and quantity of goods is equal, thus maximising the total surplus.  In monopoly, the market is inefficient as monopoly power maximises their revenue by setting their own price

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Identify the following statement's accuracy and briefly state why.

  1. All participant in perfect competition is price taker, while in monopoly, only the monopoly power is the price maker while every other participant is a price taker
  2. the similarity between perfect competition and monopoly is the absence of government intervention. 
  3. Perfect competition is economically efficient as it produces an equilibrium point in which the price and quantity of goods is equal, thus maximising the total surplus. 
  4. In monopoly, the market is inefficient as monopoly power maximises their revenue by setting their own price. This would create a scenario where consumer surplus will decrease and producer surplus will increases, as well as the presence of deadweight loss, which were the potential gain that is not realised by consumer or producer. 

 

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