An Industry Comprising Four Firms, Each with About 25 Percent

question 118

Multiple Choice

An industry comprising four firms, each with about 25 percent of the total market for a product, is an example of

• A)monopolistic competition.
• B)oligopoly.
• C)pure monopoly.
• D)pure competition.

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