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Oligopoly_ Features & Meaning of Oligopoly Competition

 Oligopoly 

It is the market situation in which there are large number of buyers but only few sellers of a product 
for example, mobile companies, etc.

Features of the oligopoly


1)  Large number of buyers

no individual buyer can influence market demand

2)  Few sellers of product

each seller can partially control the market supply

3)  Inter dependence in decision-making

If there is a fall in price of one company's product, it may lead to fall in price of another firms.

4)  High barriers to enter

Huge investment is required

5) Advertisement expenses

80% of advertisement are done for oligopoly market

6)  Indeterminate demand curve

If one firm reduce its price, other will follow.

Oligopoly





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