Microeconomics
Microeconomics
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ISBN: 9781259655500
Author: David C Colander
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 13, Problem 4QAP

(a)

To determine

Check whether the perfectly competitive firm can produce profit-maximizing level of output without perfect knowledge.

(b)

To determine

Check whether perfect competition without perfect knowledge reflects the real world.

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