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Commerce · Q16

Economics

Graduate and Post Graduate · Commerce · question 16

Q16

Under conditions of perfect competition in the product market

A.
MRP = VMP
Answer
B.
MRP > VMP
C.
VMP > MRP
D.
None of the above

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Under conditions of perfect competition in the product market MRP = VMP. Under the assumption of perfect competition a firm employs a factor up to that number at which the price of the factor is just equal to the value of the marginal product (=MRP of the factor).