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Market Structures Economics

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If a single firm raises its price it will not be able to sell any of its output.

a)

Perfect Competition

b)

Pure Monopoly

c)

Monopolistic Competition

d)

Oligopoly

2.

The actions of an individual seller do not affect the overall supply or price of a good or service.

a)

Perfect Competition

b)

Pure Monopoly

c)

Monopolistic Competition

d)

Oligopoly

3.

In this market, the producer is the least responsive to buyers' needs and wants.

a)

Perfect Competition

b)

Pure Monopoly

c)

Monopolistic Competition

d)

Oligopoly

4.

Firms in this kind of market produce goods that are very close substitutes.

a)

Perfect Competition

b)

Pure Monopoly

c)

Monopolistic Competition

d)

Oligopoly

5.

In this market, a good is protected from competition by a patent.

a)

Perfect Competition

b)

Pure Monopoly

c)

Monopolistic Competition

d)

Oligopoly

6.

An action by one seller in this market will always affect all the others.

a)

Perfect Competition

b)

Pure Monopoly

c)

Monopolistic Competition

d)

Oligopoly

7.

Public utilities are an example.

a)

Perfect Competition

b)

Pure Monopoly

c)

Monopolistic Competition

d)

Oligopoly

8.

A monopoly based on the absence of other sellers in a certain location is called

a)

an oligopoly

b)

a natural monopoly

c)

a geographic monopoly

d)

economies of scale

9.

Which of the following would be most likely be subject to government monopoly regulations?

a)

computer software company

b)

large oil company

c)

local restaurant

d)

local cable company

10.

When firms agree to charge the same or similar prices for a product, this is known as

a)

price-fixing

b)

independent behavior

c)

natural monopoly

d)

laissez-faire

11.

Public disclosure supports competition by

a)

Providing buys and sellers with information

b)

revealing competitive trade secrets

c)

converting private businesses into government agencies

d)

concentrating information in the hands of the government

12.

Monopolistic competition is separated from pure competition by

a)

collusion

b)

profit maximization

c)

product differentiation

d)

imperfect competition

13.
Which market structure is BEST indicated by the soda market?
a)
monopoly
b)
pure competition
c)
oligopoly
d)
natural monopoly
14.
Which of the following is an example of a product sold in monopolistic competition?
a)
Cell Phone Service
b)
Eggs
c)
Shoes
d)
Government Bonds
15.
What kind of market structure is efficient with 1 business supplying?
a)
natural monopoly
b)
oligopoly
c)
imperfect competition
d)
perfect competition
16.
Which type of market structures has many many producers(companies) that sell identical products and has no control over price?
a)
perfect competition
b)
monopolistic competition
c)
oligopoly
d)
monopoly
17.
Which type of market structures has few producers(companies) such as 2 or 3 and they have complete control over the price?
Hint: think of the soda market
a)
perfect competition
b)
monopolistic competition
c)
oligopoly
d)
monopoly
18.

Which type of market structures has many producers (companies) and sell similar but different products from each other? These companies have a little control over the price and there are relatively low barriers to entry.

a)

perfect competition

b)

monopolistic competition

c)

oligopoly

d)

monopoly

19.
The jeans industry would fall into what type of market structure? ( jeans are similar but there are some differences in the product)
a)
monopoly
b)
oligopoly
c)
perfect competition
d)
monopolistic competition
20.
List the four market structures in order from least competitive to most competitive.
a)
Oligopoly, Monopoly, Perfect Competition, Monopolistic Competition
b)
Perfect Competition, Oligopoly, Monopoly, Monopolistic Competition
c)
Monopoly, Oligopoly, Monopolistic Competition, Perfect Competition
d)
Monopoly, Monopolistic Competition, Perfect Competition, Oligopoly
21.
The effort by sellers to secretly set production levels or prices is called
a)
collusion
b)
price leadership
c)
compliance
d)
nonprice competition
22.
ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC are a great example of this market structure
a)
Perfect Competition
b)
Imperfect Competition
c)
Oligopoly
d)
Monopoly