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In which of the market situations, there are a large number of buyers and sellers selling identical products in the market?

A

Monopoly

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Oligopoly

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Perfect competition

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Monopolistic competition

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Solution

The correct option is C
Perfect competition

Perfect competition is a market situation where there are a large number of buyers and sellers and selling of identical products takes place. The commodity is sold at a uniform price in the market.

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1. Single price prevails in perfect competition.

2. Price discrimination is possible under monopoly.

3. Selling cost is incurred by a firm in Monopolistic competition.

4. A monopolist can control the supply of goods.

5. Sellers and the buyers are price takers in perfect competition.

Q. Fill in the blanks with appropriate alternatives given in the brackets:

1. Under perfect competition commodities are ________________ in nature. (homogeneous/ classified/ heterogeneous/ supplementary)

2. _____________ appears in a monopoly market. (product differentiation/ price discrimination/ individual differentiation/ packing differentiation)

3. The price at which demand and supply equate to each other is called _______ price. (general/ equilibrium/ short-run/ reserve)

4. In ________ market, seller creates products differentiation. (competition/ perfect/ pure/ monopolistic competition)

5. Monopolist means __________ competitive. (single seller/ several seller/ single buyer/ several buyer)

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Q. There are no selling costs in perfect competition as well as monopoly form of market.

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(i) Large number of buyers and sellers
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(iii) Free entry and exit
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