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Question 9

The table below shows the market shares of the leading firms in the domestic airline industry in Country Y.

FirmMarket Share (%)
AeroGlobal28
JetSwift22
SkyHop18
BreezeAir14
EcoFlight8
All other firms combined10

Which of the following is the correct calculation of the 3-firm concentration ratio (CR3CR_3CR3​) and the most likely market structure for this industry?

A

CR3=50%CR_3 = 50\%CR3​=50%; Monopolistic competition

B

CR3=68%CR_3 = 68\%CR3​=68%; Monopolistic competition

C

CR3=68%CR_3 = 68\%CR3​=68%; Oligopoly

D

CR3=82%CR_3 = 82\%CR3​=82%; Oligopoly

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3.4 Market structures Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Economics
  3. /3.4 Market structures

92 exam-style questions on Edexcel A A Level Economics 3.4 Market structures, covering 3.4.1 Efficiency, 3.4.2 Perfect competition, 3.4.3 Monopolistic competition, 3.4.4 Oligopoly, 3.4.5 Monopoly, 3.4.6 Monopsony, and 3.4.7 Contestability. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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