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प्रश्न
Which type of market structure is the following? Give reason.
Jeans
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उत्तर
The market structure for jeans is monopolistic competition.
Reason:
- The jeans market is controlled by several sellers, including Levi's, Wrangler, Lee, and several other brands that offer comparable items but differ in terms of style, quality, brand image, and pricing.
- Each brand has some pricing control due to product differentiation, but there are many competitors, and customers can easily switch brands.
- This is an important element of monopolistic competition, where firms compete based on product differentiation rather than price alone.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Selling costs are absent in perfect competition market.
Match the following and select the correct option.
| Column I | Column II | ||
| (i) | Perfectly elastic demand | (A) | Oligopoly |
| (ii) | Less elastic demand | (B) | Monopolistic competition |
| (iii) | More elastic demand | (C) | Perfect competition |
| (iv) | Indeterminate demand | (D) | Monopoly |
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This is a case of:
Identify the market form for the following:
Telecom industry in India.
State the market form of the following commodity.
Shampoos
Give an example of monopoly.
Product differentiation is practised in monopolistic competition? Give reasons.
What is the effect on price when a perfectly competitive firm tries to sell more?
Name the characteristic which makes monopolistic competition different from perfect competition.
Which of the following is an example of a perfectly competitive market?
