For each of the following scenarios, identify the number of firms present, the type of product, and the appropriate market model. a. A large city has lots of small shops where people can buy sweaters. Each store's sweaters reflect the style of that particular store. Additionally, some stores use higher-quality yarn than others, which is reflected in their price.
b. There are hundreds of high school students in need of algebra tutoring services. Dozens of companies offer tutoring services; parents view the quality of the tutoring at the different companies to be largely the same.
c. Only three airlines fly from San Francisco to Medford, Oregon. No new airline will enter this market, because there are not enough customers to share among four or more airlines without each one experiencing substantially higher average costs. Consumers view all airlines as providing basically the same service and will shop around for the lowest price.
d. The government has granted a patent to a drug company for an experimental AIDS drug. That company is the only firm permitted to sell the drug.

a. large number of firms, they have differentiated products, and this is a monopolistic market model

b. large number of firms, they have standardized products, and this is a perfectly competitive market model

c. few number of firms, they have standardized products, and this is an oligopolistic market model

d. one number of firms, they have a single products, and this is a monopoly

Explanation:

a. This first question is a monopolistic competition. this is because it has the following characteristics:

It has large number of firms, the products here are differentiated, there is no entry cost and also no exit cost in the long run. Entereing the market is challenging

b. this is a perfect competition, the characteristics are large number of firms, the products are identical and the entry and exit in the market is easy

c. this market is an oligopoly. it has a few firms, the products can be identical or they can be differntiated, and it has barriers to entry from what we have seen here.

d. this market is a monopoly. the firm is a single one, and due to the patent there are no new entries for any other firm.

explanation:

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1   all nations face the problem of scarcity because there are limited resources and unlimited wants. nations do not have enough factors of production to produce everything that their population wants. entrepreneurial resources initiate businesses to make new goods and services; labor resources produce goods and services.

2 there are four factors of production: natural resources, labor resources, capital resources, and entrepreneurial resources. natural resources are raw materials from nature that are used to produce goods. trees, water, and grains are natural resources. some natural resources, such as wheat and cattle, are renewable

3 wants

things that you do not need to have in order to survive, but would like to have

needs

things that you must have in order to survive

goods

physical products

services

tasks that a business perform for customers

resources

items that people can use to make or obtain what they need or want

determine

to settle or decide by choice of alternatives or possiblities

4 i really dont know