Question 1

Under an average-cost pricing policy:

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A)  a regulatory agency picks a price equal to a natural monopolyʹs marginal cost.
B)  a regulatory agency picks a price equal to a natural monopolyʹs average fixed cost.
C)  a regulatory agency picks a price at which a natural monopolyʹs demand curve intersects its average cost curve.
D)  firms earn economic profits greater than zero.

Question 2

Explain what is meant by predatory pricing, and the inherent difficulties involved with predatory pricing from a firmʹs point of view.

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Predatory pricing occurs when a firm cha...

Question 3

Figure 8.6
-Figure 8.6 depicts a monopolistically competitive firm in the long run. Illustrate on the graph the firmʹs price and output level in long-run equilibrium. Explain.

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Question 4

Recall the Application about advertising campaigns for movies to answer the following question(s) .
-Recall the Application. Distributors of movies advertise some but not others. Distributors advertise a movie to signal to movie goers that the movie is:

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A)  a bomb.
B)  appealing and will generate addition ʺbuzzʺ or word of mouth advertising.
C)  a niche movie and the need to inform a certain group about it.
D)  priced such that some consumers may have price resistance if not prodded by advertisements.

Question 5

If short-run economic profits are greater than zero for firms in a monopolistically competitive market, in the long run we expect:

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A)  entry barriers to prevent competing firms from entering this market.
B)  the demand curve for firms in the market to shift to the right.
C)  the average cost of production to decrease.
D)  the average cost of production to increase.

Question 6

In the case of a natural monopoly, two firms can produce at lower average cost than one firm can.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Recall the Application about the programs developed by NASA to encourage private -sector firms to enter
the market for space flight to answer the following question(s).
-Recall the Application. Once NASA ends the space shuttle program, private -sector firms will be the only firms in the global space-flight market.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

When two firms in an industry become one firm, they are engaged in:

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A)  a trust agreement.
B)  a merger.
C)  predatory pricing.
D)  none of the above

Question 9

Suppose that Bill and Ted use a tit-for-tat scheme to encourage cartel pricing and Bill chooses the low price for a single month. Bill and Ted will deviate from cartel pricing for two months.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

When a second firm enters a monopolistʹs market,

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A)  the former monopolistʹs average cost decreases as its output level decreases.
B)  the demand curve facing the former monopolist shifts to the right.
C)  the market price falls.
D)  none of the above

Question 11

To maximize profit, an unregulated natural monopoly will produce at a level where:

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A)  marginal revenue is greater than marginal cost.
B)  marginal revenue is greater than average revenue.
C)  marginal revenue is less than marginal cost.
D)  marginal revenue is equal to marginal cost.

Question 12

An arrangement under which a number of firms acts as a single firm and coordinate their pricing decisions is:

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A)  a monopoly.
B)  monopolistic competition.
C)  price fixing.
D)  perfect competition.

Question 13

Figure 8.13
-Consider an unregulated monopoly in Figure 8.13. Suppose that a second firm enters the market. As a result, if a natural monopoly is inevitable in this market,

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A)  the demand curve facing each firm lies entirely above the long-run average cost curve.
B)  the demand curve facing each firm lies entirely below the long -run average cost curve.
C)  the demand curve facing each firm touches the long-run average cost curve at one point.
D)  none of the above

Question 14

Figure 8.11
-The path of the game in Figure 8.11 will be:

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A)  Fred chooses a large quantity and Barney stays out.
B)  Fred chooses a large quantity and Barney enters.
C)  Fred chooses a small quantity and Barney stays out.
D)  Fred chooses a small quantity and Barney enters.

Question 15

Even though in oligopoly the actions of one firm has a perceptible effect on the other firms, oligopoly firms act independently.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Examples of monopolistically competitive industries in which firms differentiate their products by offering them at more locations include all of the following EXCEPT:

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A)  restaurants.
B)  video rental stores.
C)  retail clothing stores.
D)  wheat farms.

Question 17

Which of the following is a characteristic of a monopolistically competitive market? I. Firms sell differentiated products.
II. Each firm earns a positive economic profit in the long-run.
III. Firms freely enter and exit the market.

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A)  II only
B)  I and II only
C)  I and III only
D)  I, II, and III

Question 18

As firms enter a monopolistically competitive market in the long run:

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A)  price increases, the market quantity demanded increases, and the quantity supplied by an individual firm increases.
B)  price decreases, the market quantity demanded increases, and the quantity supplied by an individual firm decreases.
C)  price decreases, but firm profits increase as average costs decrease.
D)  price increases and firm profits increase.

Question 19

Firm  Market Share (%)  1402303124105563 Table 8.1\begin{array}{l}\begin{array} { c c } \hline 	ext { Firm } & 	ext { Market Share (\%)  } \\hline 1 & 40 \2 & 30 \3 & 12 \4 & 10 \5 & 5 \6 & 3 \\hline\end{array}\	ext { Table } 8.1\end{array} Firm 123456​ Market Share (%)  4030121053​​ Table 8.1​ 
-The four-firm concentration ratio for the market depicted in Table 8.1 is:

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A)  10%.
B)  40%.
C)  82%.
D)  92%.

Question 20

Government agencies often regulate the price natural monopolies charge because, if left unregulated, natural monopolies will:

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A)  charge a price greater than average cost.
B)  charge a price less than average cost.
C)  charge a price equal to average cost.
D)  face too many competitors.

Exam 8: Market Entry, Monopolistic Competition, and Oligopoly

Figure 8.6 -Figure 8.6 depicts a monopolistically competitive firm in the long run. Illustrate on the graph the firmʹs price and output level in long-run equilibrium. Explain.

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Even though in oligopoly the actions of one firm has a perceptible effect on the other firms, oligopoly firms act independently.

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Which of the following is a characteristic of a monopolistically competitive market? I. Firms sell differentiated products. II. Each firm earns a positive economic profit in the long-run. III. Firms freely enter and exit the market.

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An arrangement under which a number of firms acts as a single firm and coordinate their pricing decisions is:

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In the case of a natural monopoly, two firms can produce at lower average cost than one firm can.

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Suppose that Bill and Ted use a tit-for-tat scheme to encourage cartel pricing and Bill chooses the low price for a single month. Bill and Ted will deviate from cartel pricing for two months.

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Figure 8.13 -Consider an unregulated monopoly in Figure 8.13. Suppose that a second firm enters the market. As a result, if a natural monopoly is inevitable in this market,

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Under an average-cost pricing policy:

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Recall the Application about advertising campaigns for movies to answer the following question(s) . -Recall the Application. Distributors of movies advertise some but not others. Distributors advertise a movie to signal to movie goers that the movie is:

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Government agencies often regulate the price natural monopolies charge because, if left unregulated, natural monopolies will:

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Examples of monopolistically competitive industries in which firms differentiate their products by offering them at more locations include all of the following EXCEPT:

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To maximize profit, an unregulated natural monopoly will produce at a level where:

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Explain what is meant by predatory pricing, and the inherent difficulties involved with predatory pricing from a firmʹs point of view.

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As firms enter a monopolistically competitive market in the long run:

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When two firms in an industry become one firm, they are engaged in:

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When a second firm enters a monopolistʹs market,

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Figure 8.11 -The path of the game in Figure 8.11 will be:

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If short-run economic profits are greater than zero for firms in a monopolistically competitive market, in the long run we expect:

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Exam 8: Market Entry, Monopolistic Competition, and Oligopoly

Figure 8.6 -Figure 8.6 depicts a monopolistically competitive firm in the long run. Illustrate on the graph the firmʹs price and output level in long-run equilibrium. Explain.

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Even though in oligopoly the actions of one firm has a perceptible effect on the other firms, oligopoly firms act independently.

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