The Characteristics and Performance of Perfectly Competitive FirmsAlthough very few industries meet every characteristic of perfect competition, the perfectly competitive model is important because it sets the standard for efficiency that is used to measure performance in other industries. The extent to which an industry fails to meet the criteria for perfect competition is an indicator of how much it fails to efficiently use and allocate resources.In this Discussion, you will identify an industry and one or more of its characteristics that fail the test of perfect competition. You will explain the implications in terms of output and pricing decisions.To prepare for this Discussion:Review this week’s Learning Resources, focusing in particular on the information on perfectly competitive industries and how firms behave in them.Think of an industry that has several characteristics of perfect competition—but not all of them.Review the Academic Writing Expectations for 1000-Level Courses, provided in this week’s Learning Resources.By Day 3Post a 150- to 225-word (2- to 3-paragraph) explanation of perfect competition at the industry level. In your explanation, do the following:Describe your selected industry, and identify characteristics of the industry that are consistent with the definition of perfect competition and those that are not.Explain how the industry’s cost structure affects pricing decisions, entry, and exit. Specifically, how similar do you think a firm’s pricing and output decisions would be compared to a perfectly competitive industry?To support your response, be sure to reference at least one properly cited scholarly source.Refer to the Week 3 Discussion Rubric for specific grading elements and criteria. Your Instructor will use this grading rubric to assess your work.

write a journal assignment that answers the following questions: (a) For organizational change to be successful, what role should a leader take in vision development? (b) How would you weave proactive and reactive elements into the planning and implementation of an organizational change effort?

Both Leo Tolstoy’s “The Death of Ivan Ilyich” and Gustav Flaubert’s “A Simple Heart (Soul)” capture the conflict that existed between social classes in the nineteenth century. Please answer the following questions in a two to three paragraph response.Drawing upon evidence from the texts, compare and contrast the ways in which social class is depicted in these two works. To what extent are these stories a form of social critique? To what extent do the authors present these stories as such?