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Video TranscriptFor the solution Step one. The statement, strictly speaking, pure competition is relatively rare, is true in the real world, but this market model is highly relevant to several industries. By studying the pure competition model, one can study the markets for agriculture, good face products, foreign exchange, basic metals and stock stairs. Now, the purely competitive economy provides a standard for evaluating the efficiency of the real world economy. This acts as a meaning staring point for the determination of price, and I'll put off any discussion above all. The pure competition model provides a standard or known for evaluating the economy. Real world. Therefore, the study of your competition is necessary. So this is the explanation and step by step and detail. Please go through. Why is pure competition considered?Why is pure competition considered an unsustainable system? Producers cannot make a profit if they keep dropping their prices. Excess supply is created when price or move away from the equilibrium point.
Which situation best describes pure competition?a marketing situation in which there are a large number of sellers of a product which cannot be differentiated and, thus, no one firm has a significant influence on price. Other prevailing conditions are ease of entry of new firms into the market and perfect market information.
How does pure competition differ from other basic market models?In pure competition, there are many manufacturers who supply the same goods to the market. They can't influence the market price as it's defined by the total product supply and product demand. Due to a large number of sellers, it's impossible to reach a general agreement among them so they work independently.
Which characteristics would best be associated with pure competition?The correct option is: B.
Pure competition is one where firms have no opportunity to deviate from the market price, due to which all the firms are price takers.
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