Perfectly Competitive Markets and Monopolies, management homework help

*Instructions: Please review the attached files to include
the pdf file on website address in #2. Review all files thoroughly and answer
each questions with a minimum of 200-word count. Separate your answers by question numbers for an easier breakdown. Use APA format to include
in-text citations and a reference page. NO
OUTSIDE SOURCES, only sources authorized are from the ones I provided to
include the website for TRA. Here is the reference for the course material
attached: Sexton, R. L. (2013).
Exploring economics (6th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western, Cengage Learning. NO
PLAGIARISM! No cover/title page required. Let me know if you have any
questions or concerns.

1. Choose a market or industry that you think is close to
perfectly competitive.  Then, explain
whether or not your choice meets each of the characteristics shown in Slide #5 in
the attachments.  Is the market really
perfectly competitive?  Can absolute perfect
competition exist in the “real world?”

2. Take a look at the latest annual report for the Tennessee
Regulatory Authority at:

http://www.state.tn.us/tra/reports/annualrpts/anlrpt1213.pdf

(make sure you do a google search in order for the pdf. file to pull up)

What types of industries does Tennessee Regulatory Authority
(TRA) regulate? Choose a specific company that would fall within one of those
industries. Why is this firm (and others within the industry) regulated?

3. Do each of characteristics of monopoly shown on Slide #18
in the attachment apply to the firm you have chosen in question #2?  Explain why or why not each characteristic
would or would not apply to your firm.