1. The document discusses market structures and pure monopoly. A pure monopoly is characterized by a single seller, no close substitutes, price making ability, and blocked entry from competitors.
2. Barriers to entry for competitors of a pure monopoly include economies of scale, legal protections like patents, and control of essential resources. A natural monopoly exists when average total costs decline continuously with increasing output.
3. Under pure monopoly, the profit-maximizing firm will produce at the quantity where marginal revenue equals marginal cost and charge a price determined by the demand curve. This results in a higher price and lower quantity than under perfect competition.