As the number of sellers in an oligopoly becomes very large,
A. the quantity of output approaches the monopoly quantity.
B. the price approaches the monopoly price.
C. the price effect is magnified.
D. the quantity of output approaches the socially efficient quantity.
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When an oligopoly market reaches a Nash equilibrium,
A. the market price will be different for each firm.
B. the firms will not have behaved as profit maximizers.
C. a firm will have chosen its best strategy, given the strategies chosen by other firms in the market.
D. a firm will not take into account the strategies of competing firms.
The equilibrium quantity in markets characterized by oligopoly is
A. higher than in monopoly markets and higher than in perfectly competitive markets.
B. higher than in monopoly markets and lower than in perfectly competitive markets.
C. lower than in monopoly markets and higher than in perfectly competitive markets.
D. lower than in monopoly markets and lower than in perfectly competitive markets.
Suppose a market is initially perfectly competitive with many firms selling an identical product. Over time, however, suppose the merging of firms results in the market being served by only three or four firms selling this same product. As a result, we would expect
A. an increase in market output and an increase in the price of the product.
B. an increase in market output and an decrease in the price of the product.
C. a decrease in market output and an increase in the price of the product.
D. a decrease in market output and a decrease in the price of the product.
In imperfectly competitive markets, increasing production will decrease the price of all units sold. This concept is known as the
A. income effect.
B. output effect.
C. price effect.
D. cartel effect.