In Which Market Structure Are There a Small Number of Firms

question 105

Multiple Choice

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

• A) only monopoly
• B) only oligopoly
• C) perfect competition
• D) monopolistic competition
• E) either monopoly or oligopoly

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