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tatement 1:  In perfect competition, the industry demand curve is horizontal.Statement 2:  In perfect competition, the demand curve faced by individual firms is downward sloping.Which of these statements is correct?

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tatement 1:  In perfect competition, the industry demand curve is horizontal.Statement 2:  In perfect competition, the demand curve faced by individual firms is downward sloping.Which of these statements is correct?

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Both of these statements are incorrect.

In perfect competition, the industry demand curve is downward slooping, not horizontal. This is because the industry as a whole does experience a decrease in demand as prices rise.

On the other hand, the demand curve faced by individual firms in perfect competition is perfectly elastic, or horizontal, not downward sloping. This is because each firm is a price taker and can sell all its output at the market price. If a firm tries to charge even slightly more than the market price, it will not be able to sell anything because buyers can easily turn to any of the firm's many competitors.

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