Question 1

When entrepreneurs in competitive industries successfully innovate to lower production costs, it usually results in long-run economic profits for the firm.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Resources are efficiently allocated when production occurs at that output level where price

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A)   equals marginal cost.
B)   equals marginal revenue.
C)   is greatest over average cost.
D)   is equal to average total cost.

Question 3

The costs of competition's creative destruction are often widespread, while the benefits often accrue to only a few.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

An industry that has increasing returns to scale and fixed factor prices will have a long-run supply curve that is

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A)   vertical.
B)   horizontal.
C)   upward-sloping.
D)   downward-sloping.

Question 5

In a purely competitive industry, an optimal allocation of scarce resources occurs when

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A)   P = AC.
B)   P = MC.
C)   MR = AC.
D)   TR = TC.

Question 6

Under what conditions would an increase in demand lead to a lower long-run equilibrium price?

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A)   The firms in the market are part of a decreasing-cost industry.
B)   The firms in the market produce an inferior good.
C)   Potential new firms in the market are not attracted by economic profits.
D)   Increases in demand cannot lead to lower long-run equilibrium prices.

Question 7

Assume that the market for soybeans is purely competitive. Currently, firms growing soybeans are earning positive economic profits. In the long run, we can expect

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A)   new firms to enter, causing the market price of soybeans to fall.
B)   new firms to enter, causing the market price of soybeans to rise.
C)   some firms to exit, causing the market price of soybeans to fall.
D)   some firms to exit, causing the market price of soybeans to rise.

Question 8

When a profit-maximizing competitive firm decides to produce at a loss because its price is below average cost but above average variable cost, that is a long-run decision.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The long-run supply curve under pure competition is derived by observing what happens to market price and quantity when market

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A)   demand changes and all consequent long-run adjustments have occurred.
B)   supply changes and all consequent long-run adjustments have occurred.
C)   technology changes and all consequent long-run adjustments have occurred.
D)   regulation changes and all consequent long-run adjustments have occurred.

Question 10

If the price of bottled water is $2 and the marginal cost of producing it is $2.50,

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A)   bottled water is being produced in an increasing-cost industry.
B)   society will realize a net gain if more bottled water is produced.
C)   resources are being overallocated to bottled water.
D)   resources are being underallocated to all other goods.

Question 11

A purely competitive firm

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A)   must earn a normal profit in the short run.
B)   cannot earn economic profit in the long run.
C)   may realize either economic profit or losses in the long run.
D)   cannot earn economic profit in the short run.

Question 12

Which of the following conditions is true for a purely competitive firm in long-run equilibrium?

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A) P > MC = minimum ATC. B) P > MC > minimum ATC. C) P = MC = minimum ATC. D) P < MC < minimum ATC.

Question 13

If for a firm P = minimum ATC = MC, then

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A)   neither allocative efficiency nor productive efficiency is being achieved.
B)   productive efficiency is being achieved, but allocative efficiency is not.
C)   both allocative efficiency and productive efficiency are being achieved.
D)   allocative efficiency is being achieved, but productive efficiency is not.

Question 14

Creative destruction is

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A)   the process by which large firms buy up small firms.
B)   the process by which new firms and new products replace existing dominant firms and products.
C)   a term coined many years ago by Adam Smith.
D)   applicable to planned economies but not to market economies.

Question 15

An industry is producing at the least-cost rate of production when

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A)   marginal cost is greater than average total cost.
B)   marginal revenue is greater than price.
C)   price and the minimum average cost are equal.
D)   price and marginal revenue are equal.

Question 16

Suppose a purely competitive, increasing-cost industry is in long-run equilibrium. Now assume that a decrease in consumer demand occurs. After all resulting adjustments have been completed, the new equilibrium price

Accepted Answer

A)   and industry output will be less than the initial price and output.
B)   will be greater than the initial price, but the new industry output will be less than the original output.
C)   will be less than the initial price, but the new industry output will be greater than the original output.
D)   and industry output will be greater than the initial price and output.

Question 17

Which of the following is true concerning purely competitive industries?

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A)   There will be economic losses in the long run because of cut-throat competition.
B)   Economic profits will persist in the long run if consumer demand is strong and stable.
C)   In the short run, firms may incur economic losses or earn economic profits, but in the long run they earn normal profits.
D)   There are economic profits in the long run but not in the short run.

Question 18

The representative firm in a purely competitive industry

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A)   will always earn a profit in the short run.
B)   may earn either an economic profit or a loss in the long run.
C)   will always earn an economic profit in the long run.
D)   will earn zero economic profit in the long run.

Question 19

Allocative efficiency occurs when the

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A)   minimum of average total cost equals average revenue.
B)   minimum of average total cost equals marginal revenue.
C)   marginal cost equals the marginal benefit to society.
D)   marginal revenue equals marginal benefit to society.

Question 20

In long-run equilibrium, purely competitive markets

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A)   minimize total cost.
B)   maximize the sum of consumer surplus and producer surplus.
C)   yield economic profits to most sellers.
D)   inevitably degenerate into monopoly in increasing-cost industries.

Exam 11: Pure Competition in the Long Run

Resources are efficiently allocated when production occurs at that output level where price

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Suppose a purely competitive, increasing-cost industry is in long-run equilibrium. Now assume that a decrease in consumer demand occurs. After all resulting adjustments have been completed, the new equilibrium price

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When a profit-maximizing competitive firm decides to produce at a loss because its price is below average cost but above average variable cost, that is a long-run decision.

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When entrepreneurs in competitive industries successfully innovate to lower production costs, it usually results in long-run economic profits for the firm.

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Under what conditions would an increase in demand lead to a lower long-run equilibrium price?

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An industry that has increasing returns to scale and fixed factor prices will have a long-run supply curve that is

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The long-run supply curve under pure competition is derived by observing what happens to market price and quantity when market

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In a purely competitive industry, an optimal allocation of scarce resources occurs when

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If for a firm P = minimum ATC = MC, then

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A purely competitive firm

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The representative firm in a purely competitive industry

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Assume that the market for soybeans is purely competitive. Currently, firms growing soybeans are earning positive economic profits. In the long run, we can expect

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If the price of bottled water is $2 and the marginal cost of producing it is $2.50,

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In long-run equilibrium, purely competitive markets

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An industry is producing at the least-cost rate of production when

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The costs of competition's creative destruction are often widespread, while the benefits often accrue to only a few.

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Creative destruction is

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Which of the following conditions is true for a purely competitive firm in long-run equilibrium?

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Allocative efficiency occurs when the

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