Final Test Flashcards
Perfectly Competitive Market
Market where no individual buyer or seller has power to influence the market price.
Free entry or exit into the market. Buyers and sellers are well informed. Each buyer and seller comprises a small fraction of the market
Marginal Revenue
The additional revenue brought in by the firm for sale of one more unit
Monopolistic Competition
Large number of firms. Differentiated product. Small to no barriers to entry
Oligopoly
Small number of firms. High barriers to entry. Firms are interdependent. Incentive to collude. Each firm has a large market share
Payoff Matrix
A table that describes the payoffs of a game of each possible combination of strategies
Prisoners Dilemma
a game in which each player has a dominant strategy
ATC
TC/Q
AVC
VC/Q
Shutdown decision
Stay open when ATC>P*>AVC
Monopoly
One seller producing a differentiated product