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1.5 Perfect competition, imperfectly competitive markets and monopoly

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Question 1

The table below shows the annual sales revenues of all six firms operating in a country's domestic smart-meter manufacturing market:

FirmSales revenue (£m)
Firm P18.0
Firm Q12.0
Firm R9.0
Firm S6.0
Firm T3.0
Firm U2.0

Which one of the following is the correct three-firm concentration ratio (CR3CR_3CR3​) for this industry, and what does it suggest about the market structure?

CR3=54%CR_3 = 54\%CR3​=54%; suggesting a monopolistically competitive market.

CR3=78%CR_3 = 78\%CR3​=78%; suggesting a perfectly competitive market.

CR3=81.3%CR_3 = 81.3\%CR3​=81.3%; suggesting a highly concentrated oligopoly.

CR3=78%CR_3 = 78\%CR3​=78%; suggesting a highly concentrated oligopoly.

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