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Commerce · Q117

Economics

Graduate and Post Graduate · Commerce · question 117

Q117

In monopoly and perfect competition, the cost curves are

A.
Same
Answer
B.
Different
C.
Opposite
D.
None of the above

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
In monopoly and perfect competition, the cost curves are same. In a monopoly, the price is set above marginal cost and the firm earns a positive economic profit. Perfect competition produces an equilibrium in which the price and quantity of a good is economically efficient.