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Commerce · Q328

Economics

Graduate and Post Graduate · Commerce · question 328

Q328

One characteristic not typical of oligopolistic industry is

A.
Too much importance to non-price competition
B.
Price leadership
C.
Horizontal demand curve
Answer
D.
A small number of firms in the industry

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
One characteristic not typical of oligopolistic industry is Horizontal demand curve. The horizontal demand curve indicates that the elasticity of demand for the good is perfectly elastic. This means that if any individual firm charged a price slightly above market price, it would not sell any products.