4. Market Structures

Perfect Competition — Quiz

Test your understanding of perfect competition with 5 practice questions.

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Practice Questions

Question 1

In a perfectly competitive market, what happens to the market price when firms earn positive economic profits in the short run?

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the long-run equilibrium condition for firms in a perfectly competitive market?

Question 3

What is the primary reason that firms in a perfectly competitive market cannot influence the market price?

Question 4

If a perfectly competitive firm is producing at a level where its marginal cost ($MC$) is less than its marginal revenue ($MR$), what should it do?

Question 5

What is the implication of 'free entry and exit' for the long-run supply curve of a perfectly competitive industry?