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    CHAPTER 9 - MARKET STRUCTURES WORKSHEET

    1) List the four different types of market structures.

    a)

    b)

    c)

    d)

    2) What does antitrust law prohibit?

    3) Economies of Scale is the concept that larger companies can produce products at
    lower costs per unit than small companies. Explain why this is used to justify natural
    monopolies.

    4) Give two characteristics of a perfectly competitive market.

    5) Give two characteristics of a monopolistic market.

    6) Price ceilings are…

    7) In which of the four markets would consumers need the protection offered by price
    ceilings? Explain your thinking.

    8) Electric providers like DTE are an example of what type of monopoly?

    9) Microsoft Windows at one time would have been considered this type of monopoly?
    10) The United States Postal Service is this type of monopoly?

    11) _____________________ is when a group of firms work together and essentially


    create a monopoly in order to increase prices and their profits. This is a concern
    particularly in ___________________ market structures.

    12) What is an example of a perfectly competitive market?

    13) What type of demand (elastic or inelastic) do you think you would find in a perfectly
    competitive market (for each firm, not each product)? Why do you think this is true?

    14) What type of demand (elastic or inelastic) would you expect to find with a
    monopoly? Explain.

    15A) In what two market structures would you be most likely to find product
    differentiation?

    15B) Why would you not find product differentiation in the other two markets not listed
    in the previous question?

    16) In what two market structures would brand loyalty be most important? Also,
    explain why it is NOT important to the other two market structures.

    17) Why do you think companies that have a monopoly are often less efficient than
    companies where there is competition?

    18) If Kayla’s Steakhouse merged with Bri’s Burgers and Steaks what type of merger
    would this be?

    19) If Boeing (they make planes) and Delta Airlines were to merge, what type of merger
    would it be?

    20) If The North Face merged with Apple what type of merger would it be?

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