Grocery stores and gasoline stations in a large city would appear to be examples of competitive markets: There are numerous relatively small sellers, each seller is a price-taker, and the products are quite similar.
A.) How could we argue that these markets are not competitive?
B.) Could each firm face a demand curve that is not perfectly elastic?
C.) How profitable do you expect grocery stores and gasoline stations to be in the long run?
Grocery stores and gasoline stations in a large city would appear to be examples of competitive markets: There are numerous relatively small sellers, each seller is a price-taker, and the products are quite similar.
A.) How could we argue that these markets are not competitive?
B.) Could each firm face a demand curve that is not perfectly elastic?
C.) How profitable do you expect grocery stores and gasoline stations to be in the long run?





