Unit 2.3.3 Pure Monopoly Unit 2.3.3 Monopoly Unit Overview 2.3.3 - Monopoly • Assumptions of the model • Sources of monopoly power/barriers to entry • Natural monopoly • Demand curve facing the monopolist • Profit-maximizing level of output • Advantages and disadvantages of monopoly in comparison with perfect competition • Efficiency in monopoly • Price discrimination >>Definition >>Reasons for price discrimination >>Necessary conditions for the practice of price discrimination >>Possible
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QUESTIONS RELATED TO MONOPOLY: 1- What is the characteristic of the monopoly? 1 - The existence of a single product of the commodity 2 - characterized by prices‚ rising prices prevailing 3 - the relative stability of prices 4 - There are barriers to enter the industry monopolist 5 - not necessary to advertise Another Monopoly properties. Price control. In a monopoly‚ and at the expense of supply in the market one entity to control and demand‚ and the degree of the price offered
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As per Wikipedia‚ "natural monopoly" is defined as "an industry is said to be a natural monopoly if one firm can produce a desired output at a lower social cost than two or more firmsthat is‚ there are economies of scale in social costs. Unlike in the ordinary understanding of a monopoly‚ a natural monopoly situation does not mean that only one firm is providing a particular kind of good or service. Rather it is the assertion about an industry‚ that multiple firms providing a good or service is
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1 Reasons for inefficiency in monopolies 1.1 Monopolies and pricing A monopoly prices its products where marginal costs meet marginal revenues to maximise profits. Due to the fact that this price is higher than the market price in perfect competition‚ many consumers are not able or willing to buy at the higher price. This deadweight loss is an allocative inefficiency. Figure 1: Pricing in monopolies and perfect competition The consumer surplus in perfect competition is 1+2+4‚ and
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Microeconomics Monopolies Paper Monopolies Good or Bad A monopoly is a single company that owns all or nearly all of the markets for a type of product or service. A monopoly is at the opposite end of the market structure. It is where there is no competition for goods or services and a company can freely charge a price or prevent market competition. Monopolies have three built in assumptions‚ one seller‚ no substitutes or competition‚ and extremely high barriers to entry. Examples of monopolies are
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Monopolies‚ Oligopolies and the Economy Monopoly is a term to describe an industry where a seller of a product or service does not have a competitor offering a close substitute. The word is derived from the Greek words monos (meaning one) and polein (meaning to sell). Rarely does a pure monopoly exist. In a pure monopoly there is only one company making and selling the item in question; however there can also be the situation where there is one company who has the bulk of sales and the other
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Term Paper Monopoly vs. Oligopoly ECON101: Microeconomics Monopolies and Oligopolies are both marketing situations that are present in today’s economic system. Many people are aware of what a monopoly is and the federal government has even taken steps to make monopolies in the United States illegal. However many are unaware of the many oligopolies operating in the US economic system today. Monopolies and Oligopolies are similar but not
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Anonymous Ashford University Principles of Microeconomics (BAK1144A) [ July 16‚ 2012 ] Marlo Chavarria Chipping into a Monopoly The structure of the market in any industry is important. Which market structure is the best is dependent on whether you are the consumer or the provider of the goods or services. In a monopolistically competitive market place there are many firms providing homogenous products meaning there are similar substitutes available which also means the demand curve
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A monopoly is a market structure where there is merely one manufacturer/supplier for a product. The lone business is the industry. Entrance into such a market is controlled based on elevated costs or additional obstacles‚ which may be‚ political social or economic. In an oligopoly‚ there are simply a limited number of firms that create an industry. This top quality assemblage of firms has control over the price in addition to a‚ monopoly; an oligopoly also has extraordinary obstacles to admittance
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Chapter 10 (Tentative Due Date: by November 1) Question 2: Discuss the major barriers to entry into an industry. Explain how each barrier can foster either monopoly or oligopoly. Which barriers‚ if any‚ do you feel give rise to monopoly that is socially justifiable? LO1 The major barriers to entry in an industry are economies of scale‚ legal barriers such as patents & licenses and other strategic or pricing barriers. Economies of scale occur only in large firms who are able to reach a minimum
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