1. Characteristics of competitive marketsThe competitive market model depends on the following three core assumptions:1. There must be many buyers and sellers-a few players can't dominate the market.2. Firms must produce an identical product-buyers must regard all sellers' products as equivalent.3. Firms and resources must be fully mobile, allowing free entry into and exit from the industry.The first two conditions imply that all consumers and firms are price takers. While the third is not necessary for price-taking behavior, assume for thisproblem that a market cannot maintain competition in the long run without free entry.Identify whether or not each of the following scenarios describes a competitive market, along with the correct explanation of why or why not.Is the market competitive?ScenarioIn a college town, students choose between two providers of wireless internet access. Allstudent housing is wired for both companies, and the internet service offered by bothproviders is equally fast and reliable.Gentoo Inc. controls the copyright to a popular series of mystery novels. It is the onlycompany with the right to legally publish books in the series in the United States.In a large city, one chain of coffee shops controls a large market share because localsbelieve its coffee tastes better than that of its competitors.Dozens of clothing manufacturers produce plain black undershirts. Consumers view plainblack undershirts as identical and have no preference which company makes theirundershirts.

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In a college town, students choose between two providers of wireless internet access. All student housing is wired for both companies, and the internet service offered by both providers is equally fast and reliable. Gentoo Inc. controls the copyright to a popular series of mystery novels. It is the only company with the right to legally publish books in the series in the United States. In a large city, one chain of coffee shops controls a large market share because locals believe its coffee tastes better than that of its competitors. Dozens of clothing manufacturers produce plain black undershirts. Consumers view plain

In a college town, students choose between two providers of wireless internet access. All student housing is wired for both companies, and the internet service offered by both providers is equally fast and reliable. Gentoo Inc. controls the copyright to a popular series of mystery novels. It is the only company with the right to legally publish books in the series in the United States. In a large city, one chain of coffee shops controls a large market share because locals believe its coffee tastes better than that of its competitors. Dozens of clothing manufacturers produce plain black undershirts. Consumers view plain

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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