ollowing figure, graph (a) depicts the linear marginal cost (MC) of a firm in a competitive market, and g depicts the linear market supply curve for a market with a fixed number of identical firms. Graph (a): Firm Graph (b): Market MC N

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Equilibrium Price and Quantity

Equilibrium refers to a state of balance that comes about because there is equality in all forces.