Competition in the Market
Four Types of Competition Monopoly Competition Oligopoly Natural Monopoly
1.Pure/Perfect Competition –Rivalry between companies for sales of similar goods and services Large number of buyers and sellers Identical product Well informed buyers and sellers More CompetitionLess Competition
Pure/Perfecct Competition Many buyer/sellers + Identical Products
Monopoly A business which controls all the selling of a good or service More CompetitionLess Competition
Controlled 90% of the diamond industry in 1980
Oligopoly A few very large sellers dominate the industry More CompetitionLess Competition
Oligopoly IpodZune
Natural Monopoly Natural Monopoly – a business with only one seller because it would be too expensive for other sells to compete