Unit 3.8 Market Structure

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Competition

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Where different firms are trying to sell a similar product to a customer

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Competitive market

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where a large number of firms compete with each other to satisfy the wants and needs of a large number of consumers

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Barriers to entry

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ways in which new firms are prevented from entering a particular industry

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Product differentiation

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setting one product apart from another by emphasising a particular aspect or aspects; it is used to increase consumer interest

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Monopoly

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the sole producer or seller of a good or service

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Consumer sovereignty

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the power of consumers over how the market allocates resources through determining what is produced and for whom.