This document summarizes the key advantages and disadvantages of different market structures from the perspective of consumers:
- Pure competition benefits consumers through lower prices and product availability. However, it lacks product diversity.
- Monopolistic competition benefits consumers with variety and pricing variations, but some companies may overproduce.
- Oligopoly can reduce choice for consumers, but still offers some variety. It can provide price stability.
- Pure monopoly can achieve economies of scale but results in higher prices, limiting access for many consumers. Lack of competition allows profits without effort.
This document summarizes the key advantages and disadvantages of different market structures from the perspective of consumers:
- Pure competition benefits consumers through lower prices and product availability. However, it lacks product diversity.
- Monopolistic competition benefits consumers with variety and pricing variations, but some companies may overproduce.
- Oligopoly can reduce choice for consumers, but still offers some variety. It can provide price stability.
- Pure monopoly can achieve economies of scale but results in higher prices, limiting access for many consumers. Lack of competition allows profits without effort.
This document summarizes the key advantages and disadvantages of different market structures from the perspective of consumers:
- Pure competition benefits consumers through lower prices and product availability. However, it lacks product diversity.
- Monopolistic competition benefits consumers with variety and pricing variations, but some companies may overproduce.
- Oligopoly can reduce choice for consumers, but still offers some variety. It can provide price stability.
- Pure monopoly can achieve economies of scale but results in higher prices, limiting access for many consumers. Lack of competition allows profits without effort.
EACH MARKET STRUCTURE BENEFIT CONSUMERS? Presented by Angeles Camacho PURE COMPETITION In this situations markets have no control over a product price. ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES Normally, when prices are too high, Products are similar, so consumers can not consumers have to find the same product compare prices, quality... There’s a lack of at a lower price. Pure competition rarely diversity. varies so consumers can switch between Pure competition doen’t care about products without noticeable cost changes. external facts such pollution. You can find the product you need anywhere because as products are similar, availability too. MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES Companies have the power to decide their Some companies produce in excess, product prices and their marketing. wasting material just to win their As not all products have the same competitors. products, there’s a variety of choices for The intensity of competitive rivalries can consumers. become products more difficult to find. As there are many competitors, there pricing variations, so consumers can find their product in a lower price. OLIGOPOLY ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
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It reduces competition, making it easy to a specific industry, so that can reduce the find the best possible product. As some amount of choice of consumers. companies may offer similar products, It can reduce the competition between the there is still a little variety. companies Brings price stability to the market PURE MONOPOLY ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES Can bring lower costs by exploiting Product prices are higher and that means economies on a big scale. that only a few people can afford it. Can maximize their benefits and profits by As there is no competition, companies can finding the optimal price and quantity of profit without making much effort. their products. Companies have power and influence on the diffusion of marketing. RESOURCES https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/265/economics/are-monopolies-always-bad/ https://learnbusinessconcepts.com/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-monopoly-market/?expand_article=1 https://www.bing.com/search? q=Monopolistic%20Competition%20in%20economy%20advantages%20and%20disadvantages%20for%2 0a%20consumer&qs=ds&form=ATCVAJ7 https://connectusfund.org/oligopoly-advantages-and-disadvantages https://www.wallstreetmojo.com/pure-monopoly/ https://massinitiative.org/what-are-the-advantages-and-disadvantages-of- oligopolies/#:~:text=What%20are%20the%20advantages%20and%20disadvantages%20of%20oligopolies %3F,compare%20and%20choose%20products%3B%205%20more%20competitive%20prices%3B https://smallbusiness.chron.com/strengths-weaknesses-pure-competition-economics-37245.html https://smallbusiness.chron.com/strengths-weaknesses-pure-competition-economics-37245.html https://thismatter.com/economics/market-models.htm
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