Post Utme Ims U 2020 Economics Question 16

Practice objective / multiple choice question 16 from the 2020 Post Utme Ims U Economics examination.

Post Utme Ims U 2020 Economics Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 16 POST_UTME_IMS_U • 2020 • ECONOMICS • objective

Consider a perfectly competitive market with n firms, each producing a homogeneous product. If the market demand curve is downward sloping and the firms are price takers, what is the relationship between the market supply curve and the individual firm's supply curve?

Answer Options

A. The market supply curve is steeper than the individual firm's supply curve.
B. The market supply curve is flatter than the individual firm's supply curve.
Correct Answer C. The market supply curve is identical to the individual firm's supply curve.
D. The market supply curve is vertical, while the individual firm's supply curve is horizontal.
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
The market supply curve is identical to the individual firm's supply curve.

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This is Post Utme Ims U 2020 Economics Question 16. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Post Utme Ims U Economics examination.

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