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Kthamas

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Why is it that the industry demand curve slopes downward when the demand curves faced by individual firms in perfectly competitive markets are horizontal?
 
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Refer to Table 2-2. Assume Billie's Bedroom Shop only produces pillows and blankets. Billie faces ________ opportunity costs in the production of pillows and blankets.
 
  A) negative B) constant C) decreasing D) increasing


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Reply #1 on: Jun 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Every firm in a competitive market is so small that it can increase production without affecting the price of the good. Therefore a firm in a perfectly competitive market faces a perfectly elastic demand curve. The market demand curve is downward-sloping, which reflects the law of demand: consumers will purchase higher quantities of a good at lower prices and lower quantities at higher prices.

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