'''Perfect competition''' is an economic term referring to the condition when there is so much competition between vendors that a [[seller]] would lose customers if he raised prices at all. Firms that are in a perfectly competitive market are thus referred to as "Price takers". In essence, a perfectly competitive market structure has no market power. Such a market is good from the [[consumer]]'s perspective. A perfectly competitive market must: | '''Perfect competition''' is an economic term referring to the condition when there is so much competition between vendors that a [[seller]] would lose customers if he raised prices at all. Firms that are in a perfectly competitive market are thus referred to as "Price takers". In essence, a perfectly competitive market structure has no market power. Such a market is good from the [[consumer]]'s perspective. A perfectly competitive market must: |