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Practice question · Match the pairs

Match each competitive concept to its meaning.

  • P=MCP = MC
  • P=ACminP = AC_{\min}
  • Shutdown point
  • Free entry/exit
  • Drives economic profit to zero in the long run
  • Long-run zero-profit condition
  • P<AVCminP < AVC_{\min}: better to produce nothing
  • Profit-maximising output rule
Hints
  1. Each concept concerns a different equilibrium condition.
  2. One explains why long-run profit is competed away.
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  • P=MCP = MC Profit-maximising output rule
  • P=ACminP = AC_{\min} Long-run zero-profit condition
  • Shutdown point P<AVCminP < AVC_{\min}: better to produce nothing
  • Free entry/exit Drives economic profit to zero in the long run
Why

The four pillars of competitive equilibrium, price equals marginal cost, zero profit, shutdown condition, and entry/exit dynamics.

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