Question 1

The supply curve of a pure monopolist:

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A)   is that portion of its marginal cost curve that lies above average variable cost.
B)   is the same as that of a purely competitive industry.
C)   is its average variable cost curve.
D)   does not exist because prices are not "given" to a monopolist.

Question 2

Price discrimination will result in consumers with more elastic demand purchasing more of the good than when a single price is charged to all consumers in the market.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

X-inefficiency refers to a situation in which a firm:

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A)   is not as technologically progressive as it might be.
B)   encounters diseconomies of scale.
C)   fails to realize all existing economies of scale.
D)   fails to achieve the minimum average total costs attainable at each level of output. D

Question 4

In the long run,a pure monopolist will maximize profits by producing that output at which marginal cost is equal to:

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A)   average total cost.
B)   marginal revenue.
C)   average variable cost.
D)   average cost.

Question 5

The supply curve for a monopolist is:

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A)   perfectly elastic.
B)   upsloping.
C)   that portion of the marginal cost curve lying above minimum average variable cost.
D)   nonexistent.

Question 6

With respect to the pure monopolist's demand curve,it can be said that:

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A)   the stronger the barriers to entry,the more elastic is the monopolist's demand curve.
B)   price exceeds marginal revenue at all outputs greater than 1.
C)   demand is perfectly inelastic.
D)   marginal revenue equals price at all outputs.

Question 7

The practice of price discrimination is associated with pure monopoly because:

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A)   it can be practiced whenever a firm's demand curve is downsloping.
B)   monopolists have considerable ability to control output and price.
C)   monopolists usually realize economies of scale.
D)   most monopolists sell differentiated products.

Question 8

A single-price monopoly is economically inefficient because,at the profit-maximizing output:

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A)   marginal revenue exceeds product price at all profitable levels of production.
B)   monopolists always price their products on the basis of the ability of consumers to pay rather than on costs of production.
C)   MC > P.
D)   society values additional units of the monopolized product more highly than it does the alternative products those resources could otherwise produce.

Question 9

A purely monopolistic firm:

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A)   has no entry barriers.
B)   faces a downsloping demand curve.
C)   produces a product or service for which there are many close substitutes.
D)   earns only a normal profit in the long run.

Question 10

In the short run,a monopolist's economic profits:

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A)   are always positive because the monopolist is a price-maker.
B)   are usually negative because of government price regulation.
C)   are always zero because consumers prefer to buy from competitive sellers.
D)   may be positive or negative depending on market demand and cost conditions.

Question 11

The nondiscriminating monopolist's demand curve:

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A)   is less elastic than a purely competitive firm's demand curve.
B)   is perfectly elastic.
C)   coincides with its marginal revenue curve.
D)   is perfectly inelastic.

Question 12

Answer the question on the basis of the following demand and cost data for a pure monopolist:   Demand Data  Quantity  Price  Demanded $5.5035.0044.5053.8563.3572.9082.509 Cost Data  Output  Total Cost 3$5.0046.0056.0067.5079.00811.00914.00\begin{array}{l}\begin{array}{ccc}&	ext { Demand Data }&\&&	ext { Quantity }\	ext { Price } & & 	ext { Demanded } \\hline\$ 5.50 & & 3 \5.00 & & 4 \4.50 & & 5 \3.85 & & 6 \3.35 & & 7 \2.90 & & 8 \2.50 & & 9\end{array}\begin{array}{ccc}&	ext { Cost Data }&\\	ext { Output } & & 	ext { Total Cost } \\hline3& & \$ 5.00 \4&&6.00\5 & & 6.00 \6 & & 7.50 \7 & & 9.00 \8 & & 11.00 \9 & & 14.00\end{array}\end{array} Price $5.505.004.503.853.352.902.50​ Demand Data ​ Quantity  Demanded 3456789​​ Output 3456789​ Cost Data ​ Total Cost $5.006.006.007.509.0011.0014.00​​​  Refer to the data.The profit-maximizing price for the monopolist will be:

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A)   $5.00.
B)   $2.90.
C)   $3.35.
D)   $4.50.

Question 13

Which of the following is not a precondition for price discrimination?

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A)   The commodity involved must be a durable good.
B)   The good or service cannot be profitably resold by original buyers.
C)   The seller must be able to segment the market,that is,to distinguish buyers with different elasticities of demand.
D)   The seller must possess some degree of monopoly power. A

Question 14

In which one of the following market models is X-inefficiency most likely to be the greatest?

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A)   Pure competition.
B)   Oligopoly.
C)   Monopolistic competition.
D)   Pure monopoly.

Question 15

Answer the question on the basis of the following table showing the demand schedule facing a nondiscriminating monopolist:  PQd$10172533415\begin{array}{ccc}P & & Q_{d} \\hline\$10 & & 1 \7&&2\5 & & 3 \3 & & 4 \1 & & 5\end{array}P$107531​​Qd​12345​​  Refer to the table.The profit-maximizing monopolist will sell at a price:

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A)   of $10.
B)   of $7.
C)   of $5.
D)   that cannot be determined with the information provided.

Question 16

Answer the question on the basis of the demand schedule shown below:   Quantity  Price  Demanded $77162534435\begin{array}{l}\begin{array} { c c c } &&	ext { Quantity }\	ext { Price } && 	ext { Demanded } \\hline\$ 77 & & 1 \6 & & 2 \5 & & 3 \4 & & 4 \3 & & 5\end{array}\end{array} Price $776543​​ Quantity  Demanded 12345​​​  Refer to the data.At the point where 3 units are being sold,the coefficient of price elasticity of demand:

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A)   cannot be estimated.
B)   suggests that the market is purely competitive.
C)   is less than unity (one) .
D)   is greater than unity (one) .

Question 17

When a pure monopolist is producing its profit-maximizing output,price will:

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A)   be less than MR.
B)   equal neither MC nor MR.
C)   equal MR.
D)   equal MC.

Question 18

Because of their large-scale level of production,pure monopolists overallocate resources to their industry by producing beyond the P = MC output.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The demand curve faced by a pure monopolist:

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A)   may be either more or less elastic than that faced by a single purely competitive firm.
B)   is less elastic than that faced by a single purely competitive firm.
C)   has the same elasticity as that faced by a single purely competitive firm.
D)   is more elastic than that faced by a single purely competitive firm.

Question 20

If a regulatory commission wants to establish a socially optimal price for a natural monopoly,it should select a price:

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A)   at which the marginal cost curve intersects the demand curve.
B)   at which marginal revenue is zero.
C)   at which the average total cost curve intersects the demand curve.
D)   that corresponds with the equality of marginal cost and marginal revenue. A

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Price discrimination will result in consumers with more elastic demand purchasing more of the good than when a single price is charged to all consumers in the market.

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X-inefficiency refers to a situation in which a firm:

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In the long run,a pure monopolist will maximize profits by producing that output at which marginal cost is equal to:

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The supply curve for a monopolist is:

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With respect to the pure monopolist's demand curve,it can be said that:

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The practice of price discrimination is associated with pure monopoly because:

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A single-price monopoly is economically inefficient because,at the profit-maximizing output:

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A purely monopolistic firm:

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In the short run,a monopolist's economic profits:

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When a pure monopolist is producing its profit-maximizing output,price will:

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Because of their large-scale level of production,pure monopolists overallocate resources to their industry by producing beyond the P = MC output.

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X-inefficiency refers to a situation in which a firm:

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The practice of price discrimination is associated with pure monopoly because:

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A single-price monopoly is economically inefficient because,at the profit-maximizing output:

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