ECON Flashcards
Large buyers/sellers
homogeneous (identical)
easy to enter/leave
Perfect Competition
1 seller unique product (no sub) restricted entry
Perfect Monopoly
Large # sellers
differentiated (close subs)
easy to enter/leave
Monopolistic Competition
Few Sellers
similar or differentiated
Restricted Entry
Oligopoly
price taker
straight horizontal demand curve
SR: MR=MC
LR: No profits
Perfect Competition
Negative Demand Curve
SR: MR=MC
LR: profit if chg size of ops/advertising
Perfect Monopoly
SR: MR=MC
Negative demand curve
highly elastic (close subs)
Profit if ATC
Monopolistic Competition
price war kinked curve overt collusion tacit collusion LR Profits: AT>ATC
Oligopoly
Perfectly Elastic Demand Curve
Perfect Competition
Pricing decisions are interdependent
Oligopoly
Employ public relations or lobbying
Perfect Monopoly
avoid price competition
Oligopoly
Least likely to invest in brand development
Perfect Competition
Most likely to use price discrimination to gain SR profits
Perfect Monolopy
Least likely to do extensive advertising
Perfect Competition (same product)