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Essentials of Economics ch6
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Economics
Undergraduate 1
11/17/2011

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Competitive Firm
Definition
firms that have NO power over the price of goods they produce.
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Competitive Market
Definition
A market in which no buyer or seller has market power. In a perfect "   ", No single producer or consumer has any control over the price or quantity of the product.
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Monopoly
Definition
"  " is a SINGLE firl that produces the entire supply of a particular good.
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Market Power
Definition
The ability  to alter the market price of a good or service.
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Total Revenue
Definition
"  " is the price of the good multiplied by the quantity sold.
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Profit
Definition
The difference between total revenue and total cost.
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MC: marginal cost
Definition
The increase in total costs associated with a one-unit increase in production.
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Competitive Profit-maximization rule
Definition
produce at that rate of output where price equals marginal cost.
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Barriers to entry
Definition
obstacles that make it difficult or impossible for would-be producers to enter particular market; ex: patent
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patent
Definition
gives a firm the EXCLUsive right to produce or license a product.
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marginal revenue
Definition
a contribution to total revenue ofan additional unit of output.
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