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A monopolist is a sole seller that controls the entire market for a product. Unlike competitive markets, the monopolist can set the price and quantity supplied rather than having to accept the market price. The supply curve for a monopolist is different than under perfect competition because the monopolist can influence the market price rather than having to accept it as given. Specifically, the monopolist may supply the same quantity at two different prices or supply different quantities at the same price, depending on maximizing their profits.
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The document discusses key aspects of monopoly markets including:
- A monopoly is defined as a single seller of a product without close substitutes that controls the entire market.
- Features of monopoly include barriers to entry that allow the firm to be a price maker and make independent output decisions.
- Monopolies can maximize profits in the short run but aim for normal profits in the long run to deter new competition.
- Monopolies are economically inefficient as they produce at lower output levels than would be optimal, resulting in deadweight loss.
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- Monopolistic competition refers to a market with many firms selling differentiated but similar products. Each firm faces a downward sloping demand curve and can influence prices. There is free entry and exit into the market.
- Oligopoly is characterized by a market with only a few firms selling either homogeneous or differentiated products. The firms are interdependent and can influence prices through their decisions. There is restricted entry into the market.
- Consumer surplus measures the difference between what consumers are willing to pay for a good and the actual price paid, representing the extra satisfaction consumers receive. Producer surplus is the difference between the price producers receive and the lowest price they are willing to supply at.
14 Monopolistic competition
1) Monopolistic competition is an imperfect market structure between perfect competition and monopoly. It is characterized by many small businesses that sell differentiated products that are close substitutes for one another.
2) Firms have some control over prices under monopolistic competition. While there are many buyers and sellers, product differentiation gives firms some monopoly power over their brand.
3) In both the short run and long run, a monopolistically competitive firm will be in equilibrium when marginal revenue equals marginal cost, allowing the firm to maximize its profits. In the short run, firms can earn supernormal profits if price is above average cost.
Monopsony
1) Monopsony refers to a market situation with a single buyer of a good or service, giving that buyer monopoly-like power over suppliers.
2) A monopsonist, like a monopolist, can influence the price they pay for purchases by controlling the quantity bought.
3) A monopsonist determines the quantity purchased to maximize consumer surplus, equating marginal cost and marginal utility, resulting in a lower market price than would occur under competition.
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A monopoly is characterized by a single seller, a unique product with no close substitutes, and high barriers to entry that make it difficult for competitors to enter the market. A monopolist is a price maker that faces a downward sloping demand curve and sets price and quantity such that marginal revenue equals marginal cost to maximize profits. This results in the monopoly quantity being lower and price being higher than under perfect competition, creating inefficiencies like deadweight loss and redistributing wealth from consumers to the producer.
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