In Which Market Structure Are There a Small Number of Firms

question 96

Multiple Choice

In which market structure are there a small number of firms competing?

• A) Only monopoly
• B) Only oligopoly
• C) Monopolistic competition
• D) Perfect competition
• E) Either monopoly or oligopoly

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