Economists make assumptions in order to group of answer choices

1. mimic the methodologies employed by other scientists.
2. minimize the number of experiments that yield no useful data.
3. minimize the likelihood that some aspect of the problem at hand is being overlooked.
4. focus their thinking on the essence of the problem at hand.

Which of the following statements best reflects a price-taking firm? price-taking firms maximize profits by charging a price above marginal cost. the firm can sell only a limited amount of output at the market price before the market price will fall. if the firm were to charge more than the going price, it would sell none of its goods. the firm has an incentive to charge less than the market price to earn higher revenue.