1. Game theory may be particularly useful in analyzing behavior in ______________.
D. an oligopoly
C. monopolistic competition
B. perfect competition
A. a monopoly
2. Which of the following industries is the best example of an oligopoly?
A. Corn production
D. Production of t-shirts
C. Pizzerias in New York City
B. Automobile production in the United States
3. Oligopolistic firms have a special constraint, not faced by other types of firm. What is it?
B. The reaction of rival firms
D. The need to play games
A. Demand
C. Costs
4. Of the following markets, which is most likely to have contestable markets
B. Trucking
A. Nuclear power generation
D. Automobile manufacturing
C. Dentistry
1) it is oligopoly. This is because game theory is useful in strategic interactions between firms where the decision making by one firm influences the decision making of the others
2) automobile production in the United States can be considered as an oligopoly market because there are few large firms that continue to strategically influence each other.
3) the reaction of rival forms because oligopoly firms have to consider not only their own pricing and output decision but the pricing and output decisions of their rivals too.
4) dentistry should be the correct answer.
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1. Of the following markets, which is most likely to have contestable markets B. Trucking C. Dentistry A. Nuclear power generation D. Automobile manufacturing
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