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Lesson 20: Oligopoly | Unit 1: Intro Page: 2 of 24

Topic: Market Structure Continuum <=PAGE BACK | PAGE NEXT=>

  • The market structure continuum can be illustrated by this diagram.

  • Oligopoly occupies the right half of the continuum.

  • As a continuum, there are no clear-cut dividing lines between oligopoly and the two adjacent market structures. Let's see why:

    Versus Monopoly

    • One or More Than One

    • Substitutes

    • Cooperation

    Versus Monopolistic Competition:

    • Many or Few

    • Dominance by a Few

    • Geographic Area


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AVERAGE TOTAL COST CURVE

A curve that graphically represents the relation between average total cost incurred by a firm in the short-run product of a good or service and the quantity produced. The average total cost curve is constructed to capture the relation between average total cost and the level of output, holding other variables, like technology and resource prices, constant. The average total cost curve is one of three average curves. The other two are average variable cost curve and average fixed cost curve. A related curve is the marginal cost curve.

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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time strolling through a department store looking to buy either a weathervane with a chicken on top or a flower arrangement with daisies and carnations for your uncle. Be on the lookout for letters from the Internal Revenue Service.
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Paper money used by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts prior to the U.S. Revolutionary War, which was issued against the dictates of Britain, was designed by patriot and silversmith, Paul Revere.
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