Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · 7.6

7.6 — practice question

In the Singapore market for taxis and private hire vehicles, two major firms merged and this created one firm holding 80% of the market. The other 20% of the market was made up of thousands of independent taxi drivers. Which statement best describes what has effectively happened to the market structure?

  • AThe market has become monopolistically competitive.
  • BThe market has changed from an oligopoly to a monopoly.
  • CThe market has changed from perfect competition to an oligopoly.
  • DThe market remains an oligopoly.

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