alleryStart learning →The demand curve facing a single firm in perfect competition is:
ARelatively inelastic
BPerfectly inelastic
CUnitary elastic
DPerfectly elastic
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Perfectly elastic
Since the firm can sell any quantity at the going price but nothing above it, its demand is a horizontal line.
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