Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · 7.6

7.6 — practice question

(a)[12]

A firm operating under perfect competition and a firm in monopoly both aim to maximise profit. Explain, with the aid of a diagram, why price and output levels may be different in the two markets.

(b)[13]

Discuss whether it is always true that a firm, instead of maximising its profits while staying small, will aim to grow in size.

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