Economics - Microeconomics - Market structures - perfect competition - Perfect Competition Model
A worked example of profit maximization in perfect competition. Setup: 'A wheat farmer faces market price P=$10/bushel (price taker). Her costs: FC=$100, MC rises with output.' Step 1: 'Firm is a price taker - demand curve is horizontal at P=$10.' Step 2: 'In perfect competition, MR = P = AR = $10.'