Four types of competition are -
1. Perfect competition -
- Large number of firms in the market
- It sells homogenous products
- Its demand Curve is horizontal
- They are price takers
- Very easy entry for firms in this market
2. Monopolistic competition
- Large number of firms in the market
- It sells differentiated products
- Its Demand curve is downward sloping but elastic
- They are price makers
- Easy entry of firms in this market
3. Oligopoly
- There are few firms in this type of market
- It sells both differentiated and undifferentiated product
- Demand curve is downward sloping but relatively inelastic
- They are price makers
- Entry of firms is difficult
4. Monopoy
- There is only single seller in This market
- They sell unique product
- Demand curve is downward sloping but inelastic
- They are price makers
- Entry of firms is very Difficult.
It is very important to know your market because knowing your
market will only help you to decide
- Price level,
- profit level,
- Which type of product is to sold that is differentiated or
homogeneous.
- How Many buyers are there
- Demand curve