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Chapter 15
Monopoly
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Economics
Undergraduate 2
11/01/2011

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Term
Monopoly
Definition

A firm that is the sole seller of a product with no close substitutes.

 

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Barriers to entry for a Monopoly
Definition
  • Monopoly of resources- single firm owns key resource
  • Government license- gove has given one person or firm exlcusive right to sell
  • Production process- natural monopoly
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Natural Monopoly
Definition

A monopoly that arises because a single firm can supply a good or service to an entire market at a smaller cost than could two or more firms.

 

1 firm can supply good cheaper than if there were 2 firms.

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Key difference between monopoly and competition
Definition
Monopoly's ability to influence prices
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Price discrimination
Definition
The business practice of selling the same good at different prices to different customers.
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