Free apps
Taxi cab
Shares of stock
Gallon of Milk
Netflix
Diverse Power
US Postal Service
Trash collection company
Atlanta Falcons
Fast Food
Chips
Pens
Shoes
t-shirts
Gasoline stations/companies
Pharmacies
Cell Phones
Smartphone Operating Systems (ex: iOS)
Pure/Prefect
Competition
Lots of firms
selling 1 thing at 1
price
Monopoly 1 firm selling
1 thing at 1
price
Monopolistic Lots of firms
Competition selling lots of
things at lots
of prices
Oligopoly
Few large firms
selling similar
things at similar
prices
Superstores (ex: Walmart)
Candy / candy bars
MARKET STRUCTURE MATCH
Instructions:
1) Print out enough copies of cards so kids can work in pairs
2) Cut out Cards and put into Ziploc bags
3) Pass out to partners
4) Tell students the following directions:
a. You and your partner will be matching businesses with the type of market structure it
matches.
b. The first step is to lay out each of the 4 structures with their definitions.
c. Next match the businesses with the structures
Answer key:
Pure Competition: Stock Market, milk, taxi, free apps
Monopoly: falcons, garbage company, USPS, Divers Power, Netflix
Monopolistic Competition: Candy Bar, shoes, t-shirts, pens, chips, fast food
Oligopoly: Target/Walmart, Cell phones, operating systems, pharmacies, gasoline companies