This week we are looking at  industries.  For example, automobiles are a product produced collective  by firms in the auto industry.  The elasticity of a firm's demand curve  depends on the type

This week we are looking at  industries.  For example, automobiles are a product produced collective  by firms in the auto industry.  The elasticity of a firm's demand curve  depends on the type of market in which the firm operates.  In the video,  Sal at the Khan Academy, provides the keys to identifying the industry  type:  perfectly competitive; monopolistic competitive; oligopoly; or  pure monopoly.

First, identify a firm with which you or  your organization does business.  Use the characteristics provided by  Sal and explain if the firm is: perfectly competitive; monopolistic  competitive; oligopoly; or pure monopoly.

Second, is the firm's demand curve relatively elastic or relatively inelastic?  Explain how you arrive at this conclusion.

Third, how does elasticity effect the firm's control over its price?

PLEASE DO NOT RELY ON WIKIPEDIA, INVESTOPEDIA OR ANY OTHER PEDIA AS A REFERENCE AT ANYTIME IN THIS COURSE.

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Comment/Reply to 2 other participants, 30 words each required for full credit of 5 points each.

Extra  Credit, up to 5 points extra credit may be earned for additional  comments/reply.  This is the only extra credit available in the course.