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Under what conditions will we expect firms to behave as price takers even though there are only a small number of other firms in the industry?

   Under what conditions will we expect firms to behave as price takers even though there are only a small number of other firms in the industry?

Microeconomics and Behavior

Microeconomics and Behavior

Robert Frank 7th Edition

Chapter 11, Problem 2

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Price takers are firms that accept the market price as given and have no influence over setting the price. This typically occurs in perfectly competitive markets where numerous firms sell identical products, and no single firm can influence the market price by Show more…

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