ECO 1102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Marginal Revenue, Marginal Cost, Takers
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A market is competitive if each buyer and seller is small compared to the size of the market and, Sharp 1 has little ability to influence market prices. A competitive market has two characteristics: there are many buyers and sellers in the market, and the goods offered by the various sellers are largely the same. Each buyer and seller takes the market price as given and are said to be price takers. Firms can freely enter and exit the market due to the conditions prevailing. Average revenue is the total revenue divided by the quantity sold, for all types of firms, average revenue equals the price of the good. Marginal revenue is the change in total revenue from an additional unit sold; for competitive firms, marginal revenue equals the price of good. 14. 2 profit maximization and the competitive firm"s supply curve.