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What is Price-maker Firm? - Economics

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What is price-maker firm?

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A firm is able to exercise full control over the prevailing market price of the product is known as a price maker firm. In this situation, monopolist fixes the price and attains
maximum level of profit because he is a single seller of the product in the market without any competition.

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