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In which market form is the firm a price taker?

In which of the following markets, the forms are price-taker?

In which of the market forms, a firms is price-taker?

Options

  • Money market

  • Monopoly

  • Perfect competition

  • Capital market

  • Monopolistic competition

  • None of these

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Solution

Perfect competition

Explanation:

In a perfectly competitive market, firms are price-takers because:

  • There are many sellers offering identical products.
  • No single firm can influence the market price.
  • The price is determined by market demand and supply.
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