One difference between a monopoly and a perfectly competitive firm is    Question 7 options:   a)  in the long run,  price equals marginal cost for the monopolist whereas for a perfectly competitive firm price equals minimum average total cost   b)  the monopolist is able to sustain long run economic profits whereas the perfectly competitive firm is unable to   c)  the monopolist produces a quantity of output where marginal revenue is greater than marginal cost (MR > MC) whereas the perfectly competitive firm produces a quantity of output where marginal revenue is equal to marginal cost (MR = MC)    d)  there are no fixed costs for a monopolists whereas a perfectly competitive firm has fixed costs

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One difference between a monopoly and a perfectly competitive firm is 

 

Question 7 options:

 

a) 

in the long run,  price equals marginal cost for the monopolist whereas for a perfectly competitive firm price equals minimum average total cost

 

b) 

the monopolist is able to sustain long run economic profits whereas the perfectly competitive firm is unable to

 

c) 

the monopolist produces a quantity of output where marginal revenue is greater than marginal cost (MR > MC) whereas the perfectly competitive firm produces a quantity of output where marginal revenue is equal to marginal cost (MR = MC) 

 

d) 

there are no fixed costs for a monopolists whereas a perfectly competitive firm has fixed costs 

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