Among monopoly, oligopoly, monopolistic competition, and perfect competition, how would you classify the markets for each of the following drinks? Use topics/concepts from the module covered.
Tap Water
Bottled Water
Cola
Beer
1)
Tap water is a natural monopoly because there is only one seller, usually the city or in the case of a small town, it would be whoever owns the key resource, or the one well in town. The government, in this case the city, gives a single firm the exclusive right to produce the good. It could also be considered a perfectly competitive market because there are many available taps to get the water from and the product does not differ between the sellers if there is more than one well to be drawing the product from and
Tap Water
Bottled Water
Cola
Beer
1)
Tap water is a natural monopoly because there is only one seller, usually the city or in the case of a small town, it would be whoever owns the key resource, or the one well in town. The government, in this case the city, gives a single firm the exclusive right to produce the good. It could also be considered a perfectly competitive market because there are many available taps to get the water from and the product does not differ between the sellers if there is more than one well to be drawing the product from and