alleryStart learning →The equilibrium price of a perfectly competitive market is fixed where:
AOne firm sets its price
BMarginal cost is zero
CDemand equals supply
DGovernment fixes price
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Demand equals supply
Price is set by the interaction of total demand and total supply, and each firm then takes it as given.
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