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1. Economics for Management GSB728 Topic 4: Firms and Competition1 2. Note: This lecture note was prepared based on the teaching material provided by the publisher of the…

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Slide 1Copyright©2004 South-Western 15 Monopoly Slide 2 Copyright © 2004 South-Western While a competitive firm is a price taker, a monopoly firm is a price maker. Slide…

Slide 1Copyright©2004 South-Western 15 Monopoly Slide 2 Copyright © 2004 South-Western What’s Important in Chapter 15 Sources of Monopolies (= Price Makers = Market Power)…