A competitive firm is one that in any situation cannot affect the prices of goods and
services. Such firms are characterized by the production of products or services with a very close
substitute. As a result, firms like that have very elastic demand. A firm that is said to be
competitive doesn’t have control over the prices charged in the market but they can only control
how much they produce at any time. For a firm that is competitive, the competitive firm price is
equivalent to the marginal revenue. Competitive firms are known to earn positive or negative
profits in the short run.
Mean reversion of profit is a phenomenon wherewith the existing demand and supply of
goods and services in the short run, the prices are seen to either increase or decrease.
Products tend to adopt the indifference principle where products tend to make the same
profit not considering where it is sold at. It can also be summed as the ability of a product or an
asset to move from a lower to higher-valued use as it tried to achieve a long-run equilibrium.
Compensating wage differentials is a phenomenon that shows the differences existing in
the inherent attractiveness of the various professions. It is evident that different careers attract
different remunerations. The difference in wages is as a result of the difference in the attraction
levels.
Risk and return are the tools used to establish the viability of a venture. Generally,
investors will always prefer those investments that promise high returns unlike those that have
high chances of stalling. Investments with higher risk give a higher return. Investors are therefore
advised to adopt the right risk mitigation strategies.
Monopoly is a situation where one producer or manufacturer produces a product that
doesn’t have close substitutes hence the customers don’t have the freedom to choose but to buy
the only available product. Entry into such industries is either restricted by law or requires a huge
initial outlay.
I felt that the discussed terms, concepts, and methods were important since they provide a
wide scope of the relationship between industries. In addition to that the terms, concepts, and
methods provided a vivid description of the market structures and how prices are affected by the
forces of demand and supply.