One characteristic not typical of oligopolistic industry is
A. Too much importance to non-price competition
B. Price leadership
C. Horizontal demand curve
D. A small number of firms in the industry
Answer: Option C
Solution(By Examveda Team)
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.The capital that is consumed by an economy or a firm in the production process is known as
A. Capital loss
B. Production cost
C. Dead-weight loss
D. Depreciation
Who propounded the opportunity cost theory of international trade?
A. Ricardo
B. Marshall
C. Heckscher & Ohlin
D. Haberler
Which among the following statement is INCORRECT?
A. On a linear demand curve, all the five forms of elasticity can be depicted
B. If two demand curves are linear and intersecting each other, then, coefficient of elasticity would be same on different demand curves at the point of intersection.
C. If two demand curves are linear and parallel to each other, then, at a particular price, the coefficient of elasticity would be different on different demand curves.
D. The price elasticity of demand is expressed in terms of relaive not absolute changes in Price and Quantity demanded.
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remain the same
D. Become zero
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