A market structure in which a small number of firms compete is called ________

A) a monopoly
B) a small-number market
C) an oligopoly
D) monopolistic competition

C

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Keith is a perfectly competitive carnation grower. The market price is $2 per dozen carnations. Keith's average total cost to grow carnations is $2.50 per dozen. In the long run, Keith will

A) raise his price to more than $2.50 per dozen carnations. B) raise his price to $2.50 per dozen carnations. C) exit the industry if the price and his costs do not change. D) incur an economic loss. E) continue to make an economic profit.

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Which of the following results in a movement along the supply curve of spinach but does not shift the supply curve of spinach?

A) disastrous weather that destroys half of this year's spinach crop B) a rise in the price of spinach C) an increase in wages for workers in spinach fields D) great weather that produces a bumper spinach crop this year

Economics