Economics (6th Edition)
Economics (6th Edition)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780134105840
Author: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 15, Problem 15.1.1RQ
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Define monopoly.

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Monopoly market is single seller market. There is only a single seller of goods and services which has no close substitute.

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Concept Introduction:

Monopoly: Monopoly market is a market with single seller of a good or service that does not have close substitutes.

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