ECON MICRO (with ECON MICRO Online, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card) (New, Engaging Titles from 4LTR Press)
ECON MICRO (with ECON MICRO Online, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card) (New, Engaging Titles from 4LTR Press)
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ISBN: 9781305631946
Author: William A. McEachern
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 1.1P
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The meaning of market structure and the factors determining it.

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The term market structure refers to a system in which all the firms and customers in the market deals with each other and engage in some economic activities. All the firms sell their products in the market on a particular price. The products can be homogenous or heterogeneous in nature. The consumers buy these goods from the sellers in the market.

The factors which determine the market structure of a particular industry are as follows:

(a) Number of firms in the industry- In some market, the number of firms can be very large and in some market it can be very limited or in some market there is only one firm operating in the market.

(b) Number of buyers in the industry- Just like the number of firms in the industry can vary; the number of buyers can also vary. In some markets the numbers of buyers are huge and in some markets the buyers are as low as only one buyer.

(c) Type of products- There can be different types of products in the market; they can be homogenous or heterogeneous in nature.

(d) Restrictions on the entry and exit of the firms- Some market structure allows free entry and exit of firms while other have no or limited entry and exit of firms.

(e) Level of competition- The different market structure has different degrees of competition. In some market structure, there is high degree of competition while other has low or zero level of competition.

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