An individual seller in perfect competition will not sell at a price lower than the market price because

A) the seller can sell any quantity she wants at the prevailing market price.
B) demand for the product will exceed supply.
C) the seller would start a price war.
D) demand is perfectly inelastic.


A

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The following questions refer to the accompanying diagram, which shows the benefits and costs associated with the use of a common property.

a. zero.
b. area E.
c. area A + B.
d. area C + D.

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