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Identify the items which are sold by the firms in
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Monopolistic competition is an imperfect market situation, wherein, many sellers produce differentiated products. Hence, the products have not perfect substitutes.
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The wheat market is selling homogenous goods (Wheat). Thus, it is not a monopolistic competition.
Differentiated goods exist in the shoe industry. Shoes differ in the quality, quality, shape and features. Thus, these good are sold in a monopolistic competitive market.
Since there is less number of firms existing in the soda market, it cannot be considered to be under monopolistic competition.
A lot number of firms produce different types of tooth brushes. Since these are differentiated goods, these good are sold in the monopolistic market.
Ready mix concrete is a homogenous good. Thus, it is not a monopolistic competitive.
In short, out of the given items, only items in the shoe market and toothbrush industry are considered examples under monopolistic competition.
Monopolistic competition: Monopolistic competition is an imperfect market structure which has a relatively large number of buyers and sellers in the market, differentiated products, some control over the market price and a few barriers of entry and exit.
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