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Because of price rigidity, firms under oligopoly face a ____ demand curve.

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SSC CGL 2018 (Tier 2) Statistics Previous Year Paper (22-feb-2018)
The correct answer is

Kinked

The correct answer is option 3. In an oligopoly market, due to price rigidity, firms often face a kinked demand curve. The kinked demand curve theory suggests that if a firm changes its price, competitors will either follow suit (if the price decreases) or not change their prices (if the price increases), leading to a kink in the demand curve.

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  1. Under the oligopoly market, according to __________, each producer can always lower the price until the price becomes equal to the cost of production.

  2. ______ may be defined as a market situation in which market price is largely determined by the forces of total demand and total supply in the market.

  3. Under ____ the cross elasticity of demand between the product of the firm and that of other commodity in the market is zero.

  4. In a competitive market, _______ is the price maker.

  5. Under which market condition does the firm make only normal profit in the long run?


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  1. Under the oligopoly market, according to __________, each producer can always lower the price until the price becomes equal to the cost of production.

  2. ______ may be defined as a market situation in which market price is largely determined by the forces of total demand and total supply in the market.

  3. Under ____ the cross elasticity of demand between the product of the firm and that of other commodity in the market is zero.

  4. State one limitation of the operation of a supermarket.

  5. In a competitive market, _______ is the price maker.

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