Perfect competition Vs the real world
Perfect competition is an economic theory of firms. Firms that meet in different levels of competition, respond in different ways, this is depending on the type of rivalry they will encounter. Whether it is price or cost of production through economies of scale (not as likely to exist in perfect competition), the product through technological advances or any other form of competing. Perfect competition does not actually exist as in the real world only monopolistic competition is seen. This is because there is not completely perfect knowledge and products are not homogeneous as they can be distinguished or differentiated in to different categories through price or quality. The characteristics of perfect competition are: ¨ A large number of buyers and sellers A large number of buyers and sellers must be present and firms must have a small share of the market. This means that there should not be a dominating monopoly power that could have an influence on the price of the product. Products should be homogeneous or identical to one another and consumers should realise this. Producers and consumers should be aware of pri
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Approximate Word count = 1122
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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