In: Economics
In which type of competition would each of the following businesses be likely to engage? (monopoly, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, etc)
1. Nike
2. Sara's Greenhouse
3.General Mills
4. Columbia Gas
5. B and O Railroad
1. Nike would likely engage in oligopoly market because there are multiple producing same type of goods.
2. Sara's Greenhouse would likely to engage in monopolistic market because there are many firms like Sara's but Sara's offers differentiated services.
3. General Mills belongs to oligopoly market because General Mills deals in breakfast cereal goods and there are four big players deals in breakfast cereal goods.
4. Columbia Gas engage in monopoly because it has exclusive rights to supply gas.
5. B and O Railroad engage in monopoly and was the first and oldest carrier railroad in US with a standard monopoly board
Market | Characterstics |
Monopoly | Only firm and has exclusive rights to sell good or service. |
Perfect Competition | Large number of firms and selling homogeneous goods |
Oligopoly | Few firms selling differentiated goods. |
Monopolistic | Many firms selling differentiated goods. |