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Question
Identify the market having a single buyer and many sellers from the following:
Options
Monopoly
Monopsony
Perfect competition
Monopolistic competition
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Solution
Monopsony
Explanation:
In a monopsony market system, there is only one buyer, and hence that buyer has tremendous power over demand. Because there are so many vendors, the buyer can obtain significant bargaining power and determine their terms.
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