Assume now that the costs of shipping are so large that Australian consumers can buy hand sanitizers from only one designated seller in Australia through both eBay and Amazon and there is no possibility of buying hand sanitizers in person in retail stores or any other online platforms. Explain with the help of a diagram whether this seller would be making a profit or a loss in the short run and in the long-run. Since it is one designated seller selling on two online market platforms (eBay and Amazon) would this be a monopoly or duopoly?
Assume now that the costs of shipping are so large that Australian consumers can buy hand sanitizers from only one designated seller in Australia through both eBay and Amazon and there is no possibility of buying hand sanitizers in person in retail stores or any other online platforms. Explain with the help of a diagram whether this seller would be making a profit or a loss in the short run and in the long-run. Since it is one designated seller selling on two online market platforms (eBay and Amazon) would this be a monopoly or duopoly?
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2. Assume now that the costs of shipping are so large that Australian consumers can buy hand sanitizers from only one designated seller in Australia through both eBay and Amazon and there is no possibility of buying hand sanitizers in person in retail stores or any other online platforms. Explain with the help of a diagram whether this seller would be making a
Since it is one designated seller selling on two online market platforms (eBay and Amazon) would this be a monopoly or duopoly?
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