Managerial Economics
Managerial Economics
Managerial Economics
An Industry in which:
1. There are few firms serving many consumers;
2. Firms produce either differentiated or homogeneous products;
3. A single firm (the leader) chooses an output before rivals select their outputs;
4. All other firms (the followers) take the leader’s output as given and select outputs
as given and select outputs that maximize profits given the leader’s output; and
5. Barriers to entry exist.
Characteristic