Exam 12: Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve

Use the following to answer question: -(Figure: Marginal Decision Rule)Use Figure: The Marginal Decision Rule.As long as the price is above the minimum variable cost,this firm should produce quantity ___,where _ equals ___ and economic profit is maximized.

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Question 81

The short-run industry supply curve is the sum of the marginal cost curves above average variable cost for all of the firms in the industry,assuming that the number of firms is constant.

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Question 82

When perfect competition prevails,which characteristic of firms are we likely to observe?

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Question 83

Use the following to answer question: -(Figure: Short-Run Costs)Use Figure: Short-Run Costs.This firm's short-run supply curve begins at quantity:

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Question 84

Use the following to answer question: -(Figure: A Perfectly Competitive Firm in the Short Run)Use Figure: A Perfectly Competitive Firm in the Short Run.If market price is G,the firm's total revenue from the sale of its most profitable level of output is:

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Question 85

Which statement is NOT an assumption that economists make when using the model of perfect competition?

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Question 86

Which statement is TRUE?

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Question 87

In the long run,when economic profit is zero,firms leave the industry,which will increase the market supply and increase the price until economic profits are positive.

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Question 88

Use the following to answer question: -(Figure: The Perfectly Competitive Firm)Use Figure: The Perfectly Competitive Firm.The figure shows a perfectly competitive firm that faces demand curve d and maximizes profit.If the firm faces a market price of $3,its total profit per day is:

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Question 89

Maximizing profits also means that a firm is attempting to:

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Question 90

A firm's total output times the price at which it sells that output is _____ revenue.

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Question 91

A perfectly competitive firm will incur an economic loss but will continue producing output in the short run if the price is:

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Question 92

Lawn mowing is a perfectly competitive industry.Alex's Lawn-Mowing Service should shut down in the short run whenever his profits are negative.

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Question 93

The price received by a firm in a perfectly competitive market:

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Question 94

Use the following to answer question: -(Figure: The Profit-Maximizing Firm in the Short Run)Use Figure: The Profit-Maximizing Firm in the Short Run.If the market price is P₄,the firm will produce quantity _ and _ in the short run.

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Question 95

Many furniture stores run "going out of business" sales but never actually go out of business.Assume that furniture is sold in a perfectly competitive market.For a furniture firm to actually shut down in the short run,the price of furniture must be _ than the _ average variable cost.

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Question 96

Markets for new drugs are not usually perfectly competitive since the companies that manufacture these drugs are usually granted patents,restricting entry into the industry.

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Question 97

The difference between total revenue and total cost is:

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Question 98

Use the following to answer question: -(Table: Total Cost and Output)Use Table: Total Cost and Output,which describes Sergei's total costs for his perfectly competitive all-natural ice cream firm.If the market price of a tub of ice cream is $20,how much is Sergei's profit at the optimal short-run output?

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Question 99

Use the following to answer question: -(Figure: The Profit-Maximizing Firm in the Short Run)Use Figure: The Profit-Maximizing Firm in the Short Run.Curve M must cross curves N and O:

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Exam 12: Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve

Use the following to answer question: -(Figure: Marginal Decision Rule)Use Figure: The Marginal Decision Rule.As long as the price is above the minimum variable cost,this firm should produce quantity _____,where _____ equals _____ and economic profit is maximized.

The short-run industry supply curve is the sum of the marginal cost curves above average variable cost for all of the firms in the industry,assuming that the number of firms is constant.

When perfect competition prevails,which characteristic of firms are we likely to observe?

Use the following to answer question: -(Figure: Short-Run Costs)Use Figure: Short-Run Costs.This firm's short-run supply curve begins at quantity:

Use the following to answer question: -(Figure: A Perfectly Competitive Firm in the Short Run)Use Figure: A Perfectly Competitive Firm in the Short Run.If market price is G,the firm's total revenue from the sale of its most profitable level of output is:

Which statement is NOT an assumption that economists make when using the model of perfect competition?

Which statement is TRUE?

In the long run,when economic profit is zero,firms leave the industry,which will increase the market supply and increase the price until economic profits are positive.

Use the following to answer question: -(Figure: The Perfectly Competitive Firm)Use Figure: The Perfectly Competitive Firm.The figure shows a perfectly competitive firm that faces demand curve d and maximizes profit.If the firm faces a market price of $3,its total profit per day is:

Maximizing profits also means that a firm is attempting to:

A firm's total output times the price at which it sells that output is _____ revenue.

A perfectly competitive firm will incur an economic loss but will continue producing output in the short run if the price is:

Lawn mowing is a perfectly competitive industry.Alex's Lawn-Mowing Service should shut down in the short run whenever his profits are negative.

The price received by a firm in a perfectly competitive market:

Use the following to answer question: -(Figure: The Profit-Maximizing Firm in the Short Run)Use Figure: The Profit-Maximizing Firm in the Short Run.If the market price is P4,the firm will produce quantity _____ and _____ in the short run.

Many furniture stores run "going out of business" sales but never actually go out of business.Assume that furniture is sold in a perfectly competitive market.For a furniture firm to actually shut down in the short run,the price of furniture must be _____ than the _____ average variable cost.

Markets for new drugs are not usually perfectly competitive since the companies that manufacture these drugs are usually granted patents,restricting entry into the industry.

The difference between total revenue and total cost is:

Use the following to answer question: -(Figure: The Profit-Maximizing Firm in the Short Run)Use Figure: The Profit-Maximizing Firm in the Short Run.Curve M must cross curves N and O:

First Principles

Economic Models: Trade-Offs and Trade

Consumer and Producer Surplus

Supply and Demand

Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling With Markets

Elasticity

Taxes

International Trade

Decision Making by Individuals and Firms

The Rational Consumer

Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs

Monopoly

Oligopoly

Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation

Externalities

Public Goods and Common Resources

The Economics of the Welfare State

Factor Markets and the Distribution of Income

Uncertainty, Risk, and Private Information

Graphs in Economics

Consumer Preferences and Consumer Choice

Filters

Use the following to answer question: -(Figure: Marginal Decision Rule)Use Figure: The Marginal Decision Rule.As long as the price is above the minimum variable cost,this firm should produce quantity ___,where _ equals ___ and economic profit is maximized.

Use the following to answer question: -(Figure: The Profit-Maximizing Firm in the Short Run)Use Figure: The Profit-Maximizing Firm in the Short Run.If the market price is P₄,the firm will produce quantity _ and _ in the short run.

Many furniture stores run "going out of business" sales but never actually go out of business.Assume that furniture is sold in a perfectly competitive market.For a furniture firm to actually shut down in the short run,the price of furniture must be _ than the _ average variable cost.