Market Structures Homework

How many firms are there in a perfect competition?

• 1
• 2-5
• Many

Why does no one firm dominate in a perfect competition?

• No firm wants to
• Each firm sells to different people
• Each firm produces so little of the total supply that they cannot influence prices
• One firm will eventually dominate and make it a monopoly

Factors that make it difficult for new firms to enter a market are called

• Barriers to entry
• Factors of production
• Limited supply
• Monopolistic Outlook

How many firms are there in a monopoly?

• 1
• 2-5
• Many

An industry that is dominated by a few large firms is 

• monopolistic competition.
• a monopoly.
• perfect competition.
• an oligopoly.

Businesses can "Collude" or work together to set prices

• Oligopoly
• Monopoly
• Perfect Competition

Choose the example that goes best with an oligopoly.

• apples
• cell phone providers
• utilities
• clothing

Which of the following industries is an example of a monopoly?

• utilities/water

• department stores

• auto industry

• commercial airlines

The jeans industry would fall into what type of market structure? ( jeans are similar but there are some differences in the product)

• monopoly
• oligopoly
• perfect competition
• monopolistic competition

A market that has a few sellers of basically the same goods.

• Perfect Competition

• Pure Monopoly

• Monopolistic Competition

• Oligopoly