CHAPTER 10: PURE MONOPOLY Pure monopoly – single firm is the sole producer of a product for which there are no close substitutes; characteristics: * Single seller – sole producer or sole supplier; firm and industry are synonymous * No close substitutes – consumer who chooses not to buy the monopolized product must live without it * Price maker – pure monopolist controls the total quantity supplied‚ so has considerable control over the price; changes product price by changing quantity
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of information available to both buyers and sellers regarding prices‚ product characteristics‚ and production techniques (Duffy‚ 1993.) Economists distinguish among four different market structures‚ which they refer to as perfect competition‚ monopoly‚ monopolistic competition‚ and oligopoly. This paper will discuss the following market structures characteristics‚ how is the price determined‚ how is the output determined‚ if there are any barriers and what role does each market structure play
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in the Wall Street Journal‚ it was called “A New Age of Monopolies”‚ it was written on March 2‚ 2010 By: Thomas Frank. ’If monopoly persists‚ monopoly will always sit at the helm of the government‚" "If there are men in this country big enough to own the government of the United States‚ they are going to own it." Woodrow Wilson. The article was about monopolies. The article discussed Barry C. Lynn’s recent book‚ "Cornered: The New Monopoly Capitalism and the Economics of Destruction. His book discussed
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overstock through advertising or sale promotions (Kyle‚ n.d.). Pricing policies are critical depending on the type of market structure to avoid the business failure. The analysis of perfect competition‚ monopolistic competition‚ oligopoly‚ and monopoly market structures builds a the foundation on which pricing strategry is necessary to generate the optimal profit. Perfect competition market structures depict a market were single firms do not effect the price and
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likely to arrive at the conclusion that under monopoly the industry will produce a lower output at a higher price as compared to perfect competition. This will result in a loss of technical/productive and allocative efficiency. Good candidates might also comment on the loss of consumer welfare and sovereignty. The candidate who‚ in addition‚ comments on the possibility of economies of scale under monopoly would obviously score very highly. Monopoly * only one seller the firm is the industry
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212 October 30‚ 2011 Walter Schaefer Week Four Assignment: Market Structures and Maximizing Profits Three market structures involving monopolies‚ oligopolies‚ and competitive markets make up the economy in the United States. Each market has different characteristics making each an important part of the economy. Maximum profits are received in a monopoly market because of its control over the market‚ an oligopoly market also has a large amount of control but profits are reduced because some competition
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Market Structures Market Structures are described as a particular relationship between the buyers and the sellers of goods and services in a specific market (Mathias‚ 2000). Three different types of market structures are competitive markets‚ monopolies‚ and oligopolies. Each of these market structures has a particular set of characteristics that identify it and separate it from the others. These categories are also separated by the way they each use pricing and output to calculate and maximize
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NSS Exploring Economics 4 Chapter 19 Monopoly pricing Questions P.2 Think it over 1. Why does Microsoft not lower its price for Windows so that more people can use its software products? 2. The MTR charges students a lower fare. Do you know why? P.3 Discuss 19.1 Which private companies can be regarded as monopolists in Hong Kong? Do they charge higher prices? What do you mean by ‘higher prices’? Higher than what levels? P.7 Test yourself 19.1 Given the following information
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Page 2 According to Business Dictionary the economy is “an entire network of producers‚ distributors‚ and consumers of goods and services in local‚ regional‚ or national community.” With that being said‚ what roles does competitive market‚ monopolies‚ and oligopolies play in the economy? What characteristic do each one of these play in the market structure? What methods are used to determine price and output in maximizing profits for each in the market structure? Are there any barriers of
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Case E5 Competition in the Pipeline? Monopoly in the supply of gas Some of the best examples of monopoly in the UK are the privatised utilities such as telecommunications‚ water and gas. The government‚ recognising the dangers of high prices and high profits under monopoly‚ has attempted to introduce competition in various parts of these industries. But in other parts there is no competition: they remain monopolies. This mixture of competition and monopoly is well illustrated in the UK market
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