Coca Cola and Pepsi, Which Together Account for About 85

question 114

Multiple Choice

Coca Cola and Pepsi, which together account for about 85 percent of the soft drink market, are best described as being in

• A) a monopoly market.
• B) an oligopolistic market.
• C) a perfectly competitive market.
• D) a monopolistically competitive market.

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