🔑Perfect competition requires both allocative and productive efficiency.
💲Prices under perfect competition eventually equal marginal cost.
🔄Producers with higher costs are driven out of the market by competition.
🌐Products under perfect competition are identical, with no opportunity for innovation or differentiation.
⚖️Perfect competition leads to maximum efficiency but may not always align with maximum desirability.
Why is perfect competition called 'perfect'?
—Perfect competition is called 'perfect' because it achieves both allocative and productive efficiency, matching consumer preferences and producing goods and services at the lowest possible cost.
Why are prices under perfect competition equal to marginal cost?
—In perfect competition, prices eventually equal marginal cost because producers are driven by competition to reduce their costs and maximize their profits.
Can producers innovate or differentiate their products under perfect competition?
—No, producers cannot innovate or differentiate their products under perfect competition because all products are identical, offering no opportunity for a market advantage.
Is perfect competition achievable in the real world?
—Perfect competition is rarely found in the real world. While some markets, like the stock market for large company shares, satisfy the conditions for perfect competition, many factors prevent its attainment in most industries.
Does maximum efficiency always align with maximum desirability?
—No, maximum efficiency under perfect competition may not always align with maximum desirability from a human perspective. Other factors, such as social, environmental, and ethical considerations, also play a role in evaluating desirability.
00:00Perfect competition is a market condition that achieves both allocative and productive efficiency.
00:25Prices under perfect competition eventually equal marginal cost.
01:10Producers with higher costs are driven out of the market by competition.
01:36Under perfect competition, products are identical, with no opportunity for innovation or differentiation.
02:01Perfect competition is rarely found in the real world.
02:37Maximum efficiency under perfect competition may not always align with maximum desirability from a human perspective.
