Question
State and discuss four characteristics of perfect competition.

Answer

A perfectly competitive market is a type of market where there are a large number of buyers and sellers.
Characteristics of a perfectly competitive market:
  1. Large number of sellers and buyers: The main feature of a perfectly competitive market is a large number of buyers and sellers in the market. Due to this feature, no single buyer or seller can influence market prices.
  2. Homogeneity: All the producers in a perfectly competitive market always produce a similar type of products. Homogeneity in products is one of the important features of a perfectly competitive market.
  3. Complete mobility of factors of production: In a perfectly competitive market, all the factors of production can shift from one place to another for better opportunity purposes.
  4. No transportation cost: All the goods and services are manufactured in a local market, so transportation cost exists in a perfectly competitive market.

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