imperfect competition and monopoly
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Sk Sadman Rafa BBA-055-
Faiza Hasan Payel BBA-055-
Iftekar Hasan Shawon BBA-055-
Mishuk Hossan BBA-055-
Syeda Afshana Hossain BBA-055-
Fihadun Nesa BBA-055-
Definition of imperfect
CompetitionImperfect competition prevails in an
industry whenever individual sellers
can affect the price of their output. The
major kind of imperfect competition
are monopoly, oligopoly and
monopolistic competition.
Varieties of Imperfect
CompetitionA modern industrial economy lie the united states is a jungle populated with many species of Imperfect Competition .
The varieties of Imperfect Competition are-
* Monopoly
* Oligopoly
* Monopolistic Competition
Monopoly Oligopoly
Monopoly is a single
seller with complete
control over an industry.
Mono for one and polist
for seller .A Monopolist is
the only firm producing in
its industry and there is
no industry producing a
close substitute.
Oligopoly means
“few sellers ” few in this
context can be a number
as small as 2 more but
under 15 firms .Each
individual firm can affect
the market price.
Monopolistic Competition
* Many sellers in market / many firms.
* Differentiated products
* Freedom of entry or exit
* Independent Behavior
* Control over prices
Sources of Market
ImperfectionImperfect competition can be traced to
two principle causes-
• Costs and market imperfection
• Barriers to entry
Barriers to entry
Barriers to entry are the obstacles that
make it difficult to enter a given
market. This hindrance my include
• Government and patents,
• technology challenges,
• star-up cost o
• education and licensing requirements.
Types of Barriers to entry
* Legal restrictions
* High cost of entry
* Advertising and product differentiation
High Cost Of Entry
In some industries the price of entry
simply maybe very high. So it became
difficult to entry imperfect market.
Advertising and product differentiation
Advertising can create product
awareness and loyalty to well known
brands. Product differentiation can
impose a barrier to entry and increase
the market power of producers