ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

COMPETITION AND MARKET STRUCTURES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When there is only one person or company that controls the entire market for a good or service that would be considered:
A
A Monopoly
B
An Oligopoly
C
Monopolistic Competition
D
Perfect Competiton
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In a monopoly market, the seller faces no competition, as he is the sole seller of goods with no close substitute. Description: In a monopoly market, factors like government license, ownership of resources, copyright and patent and high starting cost make an entity a single seller of goods.

Detailed explanation-2: -A monopoly is a market structure where a single seller or producer assumes a dominant position in an industry or a sector. Monopolies are discouraged in free-market economies as they stifle competition and limit substitutes for consumers.

Detailed explanation-3: -When only one company controls an entire industry-or even a sizeable percentage of that industry-the company is said to have a monopoly. Traditionally, monopolies benefit the companies that have them, as they can raise prices and reduce services without consequence.

Detailed explanation-4: -A monopoly exists when one supplier provides a particular good or service to many consumers. In a monopolistic market, the monopoly, or the controlling company, has full control of the market, so it sets the price and supply of a good or service.

Detailed explanation-5: -Natural Monopoly. Only one company providing a public good or service. Technological Monopoly. When a single firm has exclusive rights over the technology used to manufacture it. Geographic Monopoly. Government Monopoly. Least Threat: Four Types of Monopolies.

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