Questions: Firms operating in a market situation that creates their product in a market with other firms who produce identical or extremely similar sell products.
Transcript text: Firms operating in a market situation that creates their product in a market with other firms who produce identical or extremely similar sell products.
Solution
Answer
The answer is B. perfect competition
Explanation
Option A: a perfect monopoly
A perfect monopoly refers to a market structure where a single firm is the sole producer of a product with no close substitutes. This is not applicable here as the question describes a situation with multiple firms producing identical or similar products.
Option B: perfect competition
Perfect competition is a market structure characterized by many firms selling identical or extremely similar products. In this scenario, no single firm can influence the market price, and all firms are price takers. This matches the description given in the question.
Option C: an oligopoly
An oligopoly is a market structure where a few firms dominate the market. While these firms may produce similar products, the key characteristic is the limited number of firms, which is not what the question describes.
Option D: a free-market
A free-market refers to an economic system with minimal government intervention, where prices are determined by supply and demand. This term is broader and does not specifically describe the market structure in question, which involves multiple firms producing similar products.