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Introduction1The intuition. • How Monopolies Form and Survive: Barriers to Entry. • How a Profit-Maximizing Monopoly Chooses Output and Price. • What are the Welfare Effects of a Monopoly. A . pure. monopoly is where . one. Perfect Competition. Monopolistic Competition. Oligopoly. Monopoly. No Barriers to Entry (2 answers). Perfect Competition. Monopolistic Competition. Oligopoly. Monopoly. Interdependence. Perfect Competition. Monopoly and Antitrust Policy. Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights . Reserved. Is Any Firm Ever Really a Monopoly?. We define . monopoly.. Monopoly. is a market structure consisting of a firm that is the only seller of a good or service that does not have a close substitute.. Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Is Any Firm Ever Really a Monopoly?. We define monopoly.. Monopoly. is a market structure consisting of a firm that is the only seller of a good or service that does not have a close substitute.. Chapter 8. McGraw-Hill/Irwin. Copyright © . 2015 . by . McGraw-Hill Education (Asia). . All rights reserved.. Learning Objectives. Distinguish among three types of imperfectly competitive industries and describe how imperfect competition differs from perfect competition. MARKET STRUCTURE . in which only . ONE . seller sells a product for which there are no close substitutes.. A monopoly is . A PRICE SETTER. , . RESTRICTS THE MARKET . and. IS THE ONLY SELLER.. Monopoly. Monopoly and Antitrust Policy. Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Chapter Outline. 15.1 . Is Any Firm Ever Really a Monopoly?. 15.2 . Where Do Monopolies Come From?. 15.3 . Prices is influenced by:. The Nature of the Market. Consumer Demand of Product. Production and Marketing Costs. Consideration of Channel Members. Before pricing is established, you must recognize what type of market you are in:. Market structure – identifies how a market . is made up in terms of:. The number of firms in the industry. The nature of the product produced. The degree of monopoly power each firm has. The degree to which the firm can influence price. Class 4. Market Structures. A market is an arrangement which links buyers and sellers. . Ebay. Local fish market. A ticket counter at rugby match. Amazon. Stock market. The term market structures refers to certain market characteristics. . competition. . between . firms. operating in the . same industry.. INDUSTRY. . (Fast Food- type of industry). FIRM. . (NAME OF BUSINESS). FIRM. . (McDonald’s). FIRM. . (NAME OF BUSINESS). STORE. Market Power Market power the ability to influence the market price, by influencing the total quantity offered for sale. greater when there are fewer close substitutes and demand is more inelastic Monopoly Welcome to Day 16 Principles of Microeconomics What we learned last class. 1) When a firm losing money should shut-down. 2) The firm’s supply curve in the short-run and market equilibrium 3) Entry, Exit, and long-run equilibrium. The word Monopoly is a combination of two words in which “mono” implies “single” and “poly” means “seller”. Therefore, the market controlled by a sole trader is said to a Monopoly market..