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Monopoly: This is a situation where a single producer (firm) is the sole producer of a good that has no close substitutes.

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Page 1: Monopoly: This is a situation where a single producer (firm) is the sole producer of a good that has no close substitutes

Monopoly:Monopoly:

This is a situation where a single producer (firm) is the sole producer of a good that has no close substitutes.

This is a situation where a single producer (firm) is the sole producer of a good that has no close substitutes.

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Sources of Monopoly:Sources of Monopoly:

The firm may control the entire supply of raw materials required to produce that output.

The firm may have a patent or copyright.

The case of “Natural Monopoly”. Economies of Scale may permit only one firm to be efficient in the market.

The case of Government Franchises.

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Characteristics of Monopoly:Characteristics of Monopoly:

A single seller: A single firm produces all industry output. The monopoly is the industry.

Blockaded entry and exit: Firms are heavily restricted from entering or leaving the industry.

Imperfect dissemination of information: Cost, price, and product quality information are withheld from uninformed buyers.

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Monopolistic Competition:Monopolistic Competition:

It is a form of market organization in which there are many sellers of a heterogeneous or differentiated product, and entry into and exit from the industry are rather easy in the long run.

Differentiated Product:Differentiated Product:

Products which are similar but not identical and satisfy the same basic need.

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Characteristics:Characteristics:

Large number of buyers and sellers.

Product Heterogeneity.

Free Entry and Exit.

Perfect dissemination of information.

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