Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a perfectly competitive market?

A. Sellers can easily buy and sell the productive resources needed to enter the market.
B. Buyers and sellers are well-informed.
C. Each firm in the market sells a somewhat different variant of the good.
D. There are many sellers, each of which sells only a small fraction of the total quantity exchanged.


Answer: C

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