If you were running a firm in a perfectly competitive industry, you would be spending your time making decisions on ?
Correct answer: B. how much of each input to use?
- A. how much to spend on advertising?
- B. how much of each input to use?
- C. What price to charge
- D. none of these
Explanation
A perfectly competitive firm is a price taker, so it cannot choose the market price or rely on advertising to differentiate its product. Its key decision is the profit-maximising quantity of inputs and output.
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