ISM INTE Exam - Topic 2 Question 4 Discussion

Actual exam question for ISM's INTE exam

Question #: 4
Topic #: 2

Which of the following describes a market structure where there are few sellers and many buyers and where price is controlled by either an industry leader or a cartel?

AMonopsony

BPerfect competition

CMonopoly

DOligopoly

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Suggested Answer: D

An oligopoly is a market structure where a few sellers dominate the market and many buyers ex-ist. In such a market, prices and output levels are often controlled by the leading firms or through collusion, such as forming a cartel. These firms hold significant market power, which allows them to influence prices and other market factors. Oligopolies are common in industries where high en-try barriers exist, such as telecommunications, airlines, and oil and gas. Reference:

* Perloff, J. M. (2016). Microeconomics: Theory and Applications with Calculus. Pearson.

* Mankiw, N. G. (2014). Principles of Microeconomics. Cengage Learning.

by Marquetta at Jun 29, 2024, 10:09 AM

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Lyndia

6 months ago

Wait, are we sure it's not Monopsony? That sounds similar.

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Jade

6 months ago

Agreed, D is spot on!

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Sue

6 months ago

Oligopoly makes sense, but isn't it a bit tricky?

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Reynalda

7 months ago

I thought it was C, Monopoly.

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Nettie

7 months ago

Definitely D, Oligopoly is the right answer!

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Trinidad

7 months ago

I’m leaning towards oligopoly too, especially with the mention of an industry leader or cartel. That sounds familiar!

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Arthur

7 months ago

I keep mixing up oligopoly and monopoly. Is it possible that monopoly could also be the answer?

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Walker

8 months ago

I remember practicing a question like this, and I think oligopoly fits best because of the few sellers part.

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Kristian

8 months ago

I think this might be about oligopoly since it mentions few sellers and price control, but I'm not entirely sure.

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Cassi

8 months ago

I'm a little confused. Is oligopoly the same as monopoly? They both have few sellers, right? I'll have to review my notes to make sure I understand the difference.

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Adelaide

8 months ago

Okay, I remember learning about this in class. Oligopoly is the market structure where there are few sellers and price is controlled by the industry leaders or a cartel. That fits the description in the question.

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Iluminada

8 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure here. I know oligopoly involves few sellers, but I'm not sure if that's the only characteristic. Let me think this through carefully.

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Alfreda

8 months ago

This one seems straightforward. I'm pretty confident the answer is D, oligopoly.

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Valentine

8 months ago

This one seems pretty straightforward. I think the answer is D. Next-hop is the field that determines the direction frames will egress the node.

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Tonette

8 months ago

Okay, I think I've got a strategy for this. The key is to identify which Salesforce feature is best suited for creating a custom scoring system based on the given criteria. I'll weigh the pros and cons of each option.

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Theron

8 months ago

I think XML canonicalization is true based on our lectures about digital signatures. It makes sense for integrity.

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Micheline

8 months ago

I'm pretty sure the answer is D. cisco-av-pair is the attribute that needs to be configured for RADIUS authentication in Cisco ACI.

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Blondell

2 years ago

I bet the professor is just trying to see if we're awake with this one. D) Oligopoly is the only logical choice here. If they wanted to really mess with us, they'd throw in 'duopoly' as an option!

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Ruby

2 years ago

Easy peasy, it's D) Oligopoly all the way! I could probably explain the difference between oligopoly and monopoly in my sleep at this point. Time to flex my econ muscles!

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Rosalyn

2 years ago

C) Monopoly is when there is only one seller in the market.

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Laurel

2 years ago

It's definitely not A) Monopsony or B) Perfect competition.

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Ilda

2 years ago

Oligopoly is when there are a few big players controlling the market.

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Galen

2 years ago

I agree, D) Oligopoly is the correct answer.

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Tegan

2 years ago

Hmm, this one's tricky. I'm torn between C) Monopoly and D) Oligopoly. But I think the 'few sellers' part makes D) Oligopoly the better fit. Let's hope the professor doesn't pull a fast one on us!

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Jennifer

2 years ago

I'm leaning towards D) Oligopoly too. Let's hope we're on the right track!

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Alana

2 years ago

Yeah, I see your point. It does seem like D) Oligopoly fits better in this case.

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Christoper

2 years ago

I agree, I think D) Oligopoly makes more sense with the 'few sellers' description.

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Johnathon

2 years ago

Let's go with D) Oligopoly then. Hopefully, we got it right!

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Jina

2 years ago

Yeah, I agree. The 'few sellers' part definitely points towards Oligopoly.

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Bethanie

2 years ago

I think you're right, D) Oligopoly does seem to fit the description better.

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Carma

2 years ago

I'm going with C) Monopoly. When there's only one seller controlling the price, that's a monopoly, right? Seems like the most obvious choice here.

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Kenneth

2 years ago

I agree, when there's only one seller in control, it's definitely a monopoly.

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Reta

2 years ago

I think you're right, C) Monopoly does sound like the best choice here.

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Sherell

2 years ago

I believe it's D) Oligopoly because there are few sellers controlling the market.

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Ruby

2 years ago

I'm not sure, but I think it might be C) Monopoly.

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Kimbery

2 years ago

I agree with Krissy, an oligopoly fits the description.

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Alecia

2 years ago

Definitely D) Oligopoly. The description of few sellers and many buyers with price control by industry leaders or a cartel is a textbook definition of an oligopoly market structure.

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