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Basic Question 0 of 6
Perfectly competitive firms ______
B. maximize total sales.
C. minimize total costs.
D. maximize profits.
A. maximize market share.
B. maximize total sales.
C. minimize total costs.
D. maximize profits.
User Contributed Comments 6
User | Comment |
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DannyZhou | So do all other types of firms? |
EMerkert | Monopolistic firms would first seek to maximize market share by undercutting competitors, once this is acheived then they can maximize profits by raising prices without much competition |
udhay | Why not B,In perfect competition firms can make max profit only thru max sales |
Thescholar | Maximising sales may lead to increased costs which may therefore not maximise profit |
vatsal92 | Profit is the sole motive of perfect competition firms. |
fzhou | MR = MC = ATC_min is profit maximizing rule. |

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