ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Monopolistically competitive markets have the following characteristics: There are many producers and many consumers in the market, and no business has total control over the market price. Consumers perceive that there are non-price differences among the competitors’ products. There are few barriers to entry and exit.

Detailed explanation-2: -Perfect competition is a type of market where there are large number of buyers and sellers who deals in homogeneous product due to which no individual unit is able to influence the price of the product and the firms have to quote the price that prevails in the market because of the customer’s knowledge about the price.

Detailed explanation-3: -An oligopoly is defined as a market structure with few firms and barriers to entry. Oligopoly = A market structure with few firms and barriers to entry. There is often a high level of competition between firms, as each firm makes decisions on prices, quantities, and advertising to maximize profits.

Detailed explanation-4: -Perfect competition is a market situation where there are a large number of buyers and sellers and selling of identical products takes place. The commodity is sold at a uniform price in the market.