Match the definition with the type of market structure.

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A market with no barriers to entry and a large number of price-taking firms.
A market with significant barriers to entry and a small number of price-setting firms.
A market with significant barriers to entry and a single price-setting firm.
A market with no barriers to entry and a large number of price-setting firms.

perfect competition
monopolistic competition
monopoly
oligopoly

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Here are the definitions matched with the correct type of market structure:

  1. A market with no barriers to entry and a large number of price-taking firms. - perfect competition

  2. A market with significant barriers to entry and a small number of price-setting firms. - oligopoly

  3. A market with significant barriers to entry and a single price-setting firm. - monopoly

  4. A market with no barriers to entry and a large number of price-setting firms. - monopolistic competition