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According to microeconomic theory, what will happen to the following things if computer firms are reaping high profits?

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suppose you read in a business magazine that compuetr firms are reaping high profits.with the theory of perfect competition in mind,what do you expect to happen to the following over time:computer prices, the profits of computer firms ,and the number of compuetsr on the market?

Posted by bhjmmjbhjj on November 24, 2009 at 8:39 AM and tagged with economics, perfect competition

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First of all, I do not think you should think of computer firms as being in perfect competition.  They are not homogeneous products...  But assuming that these firms are in perfect...

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Posted by pohnpei397 on November 24, 2009 at 8:44 AM

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Here are a few predictions that were not mentioned.

1. Computers would have to get better and more innovative. In fact, I would say that there would have to be some major advancement, or...

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Posted by readerofbooks on November 24, 2009 at 9:02 AM

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