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Summary Economics: A Southern African Context, 3e - EKN110 - Chapter 8

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These notes are an in-depth summary of Chapter 8 in the textbook: Economics: A Southern African Context, 3e. These notes explain all the characteristics of the pure monopoly market model as well as demand and profit maximisation for a pure monopolist. Other concepts included are price discrimination, economic effects of a monopoly and regulated monopolies.

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, Pure Monopoly

exists "When ;
firm is the sole producer of product
single
>
-
a a


>
-
there are no close substitutes




Characteristics of Pure Monopoly : (Shan needs peanut butter now !!)

·
a
single firm is the sole producer of a specific good/ service
Single seller * Firm and industry = synonymous




2 No Close substitutes D .
A pure monopoly's product is unique

consumer cannot buy it any where else




3 Price maker
p . .
The firm controls total quantity supplied >
-
... controls the price
firm quantity supplied
can
change product price by
changing

4 Blocked entry ↑ There are economic/legal/technical barriers to enter

:
entry =
totally blocked

.. Pure monopoly has no competitors




Pure monopoly produce
Non-price Competition
can a
s
D
standardized or differentiated product




Regulated
Monopolies :
govt regulated
.
public facilities CEshom


* Monopolies can be

& Near monopolies : firm has the bulk of sales in a
specific industry (De Beers Diamond)




Monopoly Demand

* 3 AssumptionsR

1) Patents economies of scale and resource
ownership the
, secure monopolist's status

2) No gout. regulation

price for all units
3) firm is
single-price monopolist - charges same

of output


Demand curve

for Pure monopoly! Because the firm-industry to
pure monopolist demand curve is the same as the

market demand curve

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J. van Rensburg, Campbell McConnell, Stanley Brue, Sean Flynn EBOOK: Economics: A Southern African Context, 3e
Publisher: 2021 ISBN: 9781526848734 Edition: Unknown

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