Economics For Today
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ISBN: 9781337613040
Author: Tucker
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 10, Problem 10SQ
An oligopoly is a market structure in which
- a. one firm has 100 percent of a market.
- b. there are many small firms.
- c. there are many firms with no control over price.
- d. there are few firms selling either a homogeneous or differentiated product.
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