Being a price taker essentially means

A. the firm cannot legally set its price below the market price.
B. the firm cannot legally set its price above the market price.
C. a firm can influence the market price.
D. a firm cannot influence the market price.


Answer: D

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A. the failure to accumulate and use capital. B. greater resource scarcity than in market systems. C. the failure to specialize in production. D. coordination and incentive problems.

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The average-fixed-cost curve is constant

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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