Profit maximizing conditions under monopoly and oligopoly
- When the marginal revenue equals the marginal cost the profit
maximizing level of output is determined.
- In monopoly on competition exists and so they keeps the prices
of the products much high. Whereas, in oligopoly there is
competition and they have to wait for the other firms to decide the
price.
- The product prices are set based on the price of the same
product which the other producers had set. But in case of monopoly
its just the opposite.
- Price discrimination exists in monopoly, but in oligopoly the
prices remain fixed.
Profit maximizing conditions under monopolistic competition and
perfect competition
- In monopolistic competition the price is higher than the
marginal cost. But in perfectly competitive market the price is
pareto optimal.
- There are highly differentiated products in monopolistic
market. Whereas, the products of the perfectly competitive market
are absolute substitutes to each other.
- As the monopolistic markets are price setters they can maximize
their profit by getting influenced by the market forces. But in
perfect competition the prices cannot be charged according to the
market influences.
- The monopolistic markets produces goods to maximize its profit
where marginal revenue equals the marginal cost. It experiences
super normal profits, but in perfect competition there are only
normal profits.