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Question
What is the behaviour of Marginal Revenue in a market in which a firm can sell any quantity of the output it produces at a given price?
Solution
The type of market implied in the question is perfect competition. In this market structure, the Marginal Revenue (MR) curve is constant for all levels of output. The MR curve is a horizontal straight line parallel to the output-axis.
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