GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

BUSINESS ECONOMICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Market with one buyer and one seller is called
A
BilateralMonopoly
B
Monopsony
C
Monopoly
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bilateral monopoly is a market structure where there is only one buyer (monopsony) and one seller of a product (monopoly). When a labor union (monopoly in the supply of labor) faces a single large employer in an industrial town (a monopsonist), it would be an example of a bilateral monopoly.

Detailed explanation-2: -A bilateral monopoly is a market structure consisting of both a monopoly (a single seller) and a monopsony (a single buyer).

Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of Bilateral Monopolies A Monopsony would pay a wage of W2 and employ Q2 workers-where MRP = MC. A Trade Union could organised labour and bargain for higher wages of W3 – without causing a fall in employment.

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