Oligopoly is a market situation in which only one company exerts control over most of a market. It is a type of market in which few big firms’ accounts for large number of output.
Main Characteristics of Oligopoly
- Profit Maximization
- Ability to set price
- Restricted Entry
- Few Numbers of Firms
- Long run profits
- Product differentiation
- Perfect knowledge
- Interdependence
- Non Price Competition
The retail gas market is an ideal illustration of an oligopoly because a small number of firms control a large majority of the market.
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