Explain why a perfectly competitive firm does not expand its sales without limit if its horizontal demand curve indicates that it can sell as much as it desires at the current market price.
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A perfectly competitive firm faces a horizontal demand curve, meaning it can sell any quantity of its product at the market price, which is determined by the overall supply and demand in the market. Show more…
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