Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Micro Economics: Theory of Firms under Perfect Competition

Question:

In a perfectly competitive market, the marginal revenue curve is?

Options:

Downward sloping.

Horizontal

Vertical

Upward Sloping.

Correct Answer:

Horizontal

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → Horizontal

In a perfectly competitive market, the firm is a price taker — it can sell any quantity of output at the prevailing market price.

  • The price (P) remains constant for each additional unit sold.

  • Therefore, Average Revenue (AR) = Price and Marginal Revenue (MR) = Price.

Since price does not change with quantity sold, the MR curve is a horizontal straight line at the level of the market price.