Q.

Under perfect competition, the industry does not have any excess capacity because each firm produces at the minimum point on its -

A. long-run marginal cost curve
B. long-run average cost curve
C. long-run average variable cost curve
D. long-run average revenue curve
Answer» B. long-run average cost curve
Explanation: Under perfect competition, the firms operate at the minimum point of long-run average cost curve. In this way, the actual long- run output of the firm under monopolistic competition falls short of what is produced underperfect competition which can be considered the socially ideal output. This gives the mea-sure of excess capacity which lies unutilized under imperfect competition.
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