Economics Unit 1 4.1.5 Market Structures A2

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Lesson 1 Market Structures
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What are the 5 different market structures? 1. Monopoly 2. Duopoly 3. Oligopoly 4. Monopolistic Competition 5. Perfect Competition
The Number of Firms in each market Structure? Pure Monopoly = 1 Oligopoly = 2-7 ish Monopolistic = Over 8-(15-20) Perfect Competition = 20+
What is an Entry Barrier? Obstacles that make it difficult for a new firm to enter a market.
What is an Exit Barrier? Obstacles that make it difficult for an established firm to leave a market.
What is a Natural Barrier? Barriers that result from inherent features of the industry, such as economies of scale or high research and development costs; not barriers that have been erected artificially.
What is a Sunk Cost? Costs that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered.
What is an Artificial Barrier? Barriers erected by the firms themselves, such as high levels of advertising expenditure or predatory pricing.
What is limit Prices? Prices set low enough to make it unprofitable for other firms to enter the market.
What is Predatory Prices? Prices set below average cost (or very cheaply) with the aim of forcing rival firms out of business.
Amount of product differentiation in each market structure? Pure Monopoly = All the same/a small amount of difference Oligopoly = Very Different Monopolistic = A bit of a difference Perfect= All the same
What is Product differentiation? The marketing of generally similar products with minor variations or the marketing of a range of different products.
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