Introduction to Economics 1 Deneme Sınavı Sorusu #725855

Which of the following refers to a monopsonist market?


SpaceX

TCDDY

The Türk Telekom

The only shop in a small town

A large milk and dairy product firm


Yanıt Açıklaması:

A monopoly is a market where there is only one seller of the product and this seller sets the price alone. The Türk Telekom, for example, is a monopoly in internet infrastructure. All the other internet providers have to use Telekom’s infrastructure. Likewise, TCDDY is a state owned monopoly in railway transportation. There are also local monopolies. Many cities in Turkey are served by a single airline (typically THY subsidiary Anadolu Jet). In smaller towns, many goods and services could be offered by a single seller. There are a few worldwide monopolies as well: SpaceX, for example, is the only company selling touristic trips to the space. The pricing behavior of a monopoly is totally different than the behavior of firms operating in a competitive market. Monopsonist markets are the ones in which there exist only one buyer and many sellers. The relatively high agricultural prices in Turkey might be attributed to near monopsonist local markets where there are only a few merchants buying the farmers’ products. For example, larger milk and dairy product firms generally act as monopsonist buying wholesale milk from cow owners in many towns around Turkey. The correct answer is Choice E.

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