USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -A monopoly is when one company and its product dominate an entire industry whereby there is little to no competition and consumers must purchase that specific good or service from the one company. An oligopoly is when a small number of firms, as opposed to just one, dominate an entire industry.

Detailed explanation-3: -However, monopolists have the ability to change the market price based on the amount they produce since they are the only source of products in the market. When a monopolist produces the quantity determined by the intersection of MR and MC, it can charge the price determined by the market demand curve at the quantity.

Detailed explanation-4: -A monopoly exists when a person or business exercises complete control over a resource, industry, or market. During the 1800s and 1900s, two distinct types of monopolies developed: vertical and horizontal.