An economic condition when there is one buyer and many sellers is called ______. 

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  1. Oligopoly
  2. Monopoly
  3. Perfect Competition
  4. Monopsony

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Option 4 : Monopsony
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  • A monopsony is a market condition where there is a single buyer with many sellers
  • It is in fact a condition which is opposite to that of a monopoly
  • In a monopsony the single buyer has large control on the market as the major purchaser of goods and services provided by many sellers
  • An example would be a food retailer that buys supplies from many farmers growing the same crop

 

Type Description
Oligopoly A market dominated by only a small number of firms
Monopoly A market structure where a single firm controls the entire market
Perfect Competition Market where a large number of small firms compete against each other. In this scenario, a single firm does not have any significant market power

 

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