27 de mai. de 2012

all firms are profit maximizing, but the level of real profits earned is zero

The Failure of Market Failure  (thefreemanonline.org)
- Highlight Loc. 18-20  | Added on Friday, December 09, 2011, 05:50 AM

In general equilibrium, prices of all goods are exactly equal to the marginal cost of producing them and all households maximize their utility.  In addition, all firms are profit maximizing, but the level of real profits earned is zero,