Question 1

Regulation of a natural monopoly will maximize the sum of consumer surplus and producer surplus if the firm is regulated with

Accepted Answer

A) an average cost pricing rule. 
B) a rate of return regulation. 
C) a price cap. 
D) capture theory. 
E) a marginal cost pricing rule. 
A) an average cost pricing rule. 
B) a rate of return regulation. 
C) a price cap. 
D) capture theory. 
E) a marginal cost pricing rule. E

Question 2

Under a marginal cost pricing rule,a regulated natural monopoly

Accepted Answer

A) makes an economic profit and a deadweight loss arises. 
B) makes an economic profit with no deadweight loss. 
C) incurs an economic loss with no deadweight loss. 
D) incurs an economic loss and a deadweight loss arises. 
E) breaks even. 
A) makes an economic profit and a deadweight loss arises. 
B) makes an economic profit with no deadweight loss. 
C) incurs an economic loss with no deadweight loss. 
D) incurs an economic loss and a deadweight loss arises. 
E) breaks even. C

Question 3

Rent seeking ________.

Accepted Answer

A) is a variable cost and with rent seeking the monopoly becomes more efficient 
B) decreases average total cost and with rent seeking the monopoly becomes more efficient 
C) increases deadweight loss above the original monopoly deadweight loss, but the monopoly continues to produce the same inefficient quantity 
D) decreases consumer surplus and with rent seeking the monopoly becomes more efficient 
E) decreases deadweight loss 
A) is a variable cost and with rent seeking the monopoly becomes more efficient 
B) decreases average total cost and with rent seeking the monopoly becomes more efficient 
C) increases deadweight loss above the original monopoly deadweight loss, but the monopoly continues to produce the same inefficient quantity 
D) decreases consumer surplus and with rent seeking the monopoly becomes more efficient 
E) decreases deadweight loss C

Question 4

Which of the following occurs with both perfectly price-discriminating and single-price monopolies?

Accepted Answer

A) The amount of output is inefficient. 
B) All consumer surplus goes to the monopoly. 
C) Deadweight loss is created. 
D) There is a redistribution of consumer surplus to the monopoly. 
E) Demand is perfectly elastic. 
A) The amount of output is inefficient. 
B) All consumer surplus goes to the monopoly. 
C) Deadweight loss is created. 
D) There is a redistribution of consumer surplus to the monopoly. 
E) Demand is perfectly elastic.

Question 5

If the demand for its good or service is elastic,a monopoly's

Accepted Answer

A) total revenue is unchanged when the firm lowers its price. 
B) total revenue decreases when the firm lowers its price. 
C) marginal revenue is positive. 
D) marginal revenue is zero. 
E) marginal revenue is negative. 
A) total revenue is unchanged when the firm lowers its price. 
B) total revenue decreases when the firm lowers its price. 
C) marginal revenue is positive. 
D) marginal revenue is zero. 
E) marginal revenue is negative.

Question 6

A monopolist under rate of return regulation has an incentive to

Accepted Answer

A) pad costs. 
B) produce more than the efficient quantity of output. 
C) charge a price equal to marginal cost. 
D) maximize consumer surplus. 
E) maximize shareholder profits 
A) pad costs. 
B) produce more than the efficient quantity of output. 
C) charge a price equal to marginal cost. 
D) maximize consumer surplus. 
E) maximize shareholder profits

Question 7

An average cost pricing rule sets ________ equal to average total cost.An average cost pricing rule is not an efficient way of regulating monopoly because at the quantity produced ________.

Accepted Answer

A) price;marginal benefit exceeds marginal cost 
B) the return on capital;marginal benefit exceeds marginal cost 
C) marginal cost;marginal cost exceeds marginal benefit 
D) price equal to marginal revenue, which in long-run equilibrium is;marginal cost exceeds marginal benefit 
E) marginal cost;marginal benefit exceeds marginal cost 
A) price;marginal benefit exceeds marginal cost 
B) the return on capital;marginal benefit exceeds marginal cost 
C) marginal cost;marginal cost exceeds marginal benefit 
D) price equal to marginal revenue, which in long-run equilibrium is;marginal cost exceeds marginal benefit 
E) marginal cost;marginal benefit exceeds marginal cost

Question 8

Use the figure below to answer the following question.
   
Figure 13.2.1
-Refer to Figure 13.2.1.This single-price monopoly produces ________ units per day and charges a price of $________ per unit.

Accepted Answer

A) zero;0 
B) 20;75 
C) 40;50 
D) 20;50 
E) 20;20 
A) zero;0 
B) 20;75 
C) 40;50 
D) 20;50 
E) 20;20

Question 9

Use the figure below to answer the following question.
   
Figure 13.4.1
-A monopoly can practise price discrimination when it

Accepted Answer

A) can segment the market according to the different prices the consumers are willing to pay. 
B) is a price taker. 
C) has different marginal costs of production for different output levels. 
D) has decreasing average variables cost. 
E) produces a good with close substitutes. 
A) can segment the market according to the different prices the consumers are willing to pay. 
B) is a price taker. 
C) has different marginal costs of production for different output levels. 
D) has decreasing average variables cost. 
E) produces a good with close substitutes.

Question 10

Rate of return regulation can end up serving the self-interest of the firm if

Accepted Answer

A) there is a great demand for the good. 
B) there is a competitive struggle to determine which firms will supply the market. 
C) the regulated firm overstates its costs of production. 
D) price is set at average total cost. 
E) the rate is set too low. 
A) there is a great demand for the good. 
B) there is a competitive struggle to determine which firms will supply the market. 
C) the regulated firm overstates its costs of production. 
D) price is set at average total cost. 
E) the rate is set too low.

Question 11

Figure 13.1.1
  
-Refer to Figure 13.1.1.The quantity demanded by the market is 8 million cubic metres a month.This market is

Accepted Answer

A) a legal monopoly. 
B) served by a perfect price discriminating monopoly. 
C) served by many firms each making an economic profit. 
D) served by many firms each incurring an economic loss. 
E) a natural monopoly. 
A) a legal monopoly. 
B) served by a perfect price discriminating monopoly. 
C) served by many firms each making an economic profit. 
D) served by many firms each incurring an economic loss. 
E) a natural monopoly.

Question 12

If a monopolist can perfectly price discriminate,then

Accepted Answer

A) price equals average cost for each unit sold. 
B) price equals marginal cost for each unit sold. 
C) price equals marginal cost for the last unit sold. 
D) the firm can ignore the marginal cost curve. 
E) price is greater than marginal revenue for each unit sold. 
A) price equals average cost for each unit sold. 
B) price equals marginal cost for each unit sold. 
C) price equals marginal cost for the last unit sold. 
D) the firm can ignore the marginal cost curve. 
E) price is greater than marginal revenue for each unit sold.

Question 13

A perfect price-discriminating monopoly produces

Accepted Answer

A) less than a single-price monopoly. 
B) more than a single-price monopoly but less than a perfectly competitive industry. 
C) less than a monopoly that practices price discrimination but not perfect price discrimination. 
D) more than a perfectly competitive industry. 
E) the same amount as a perfectly competitive industry. 
A) less than a single-price monopoly. 
B) more than a single-price monopoly but less than a perfectly competitive industry. 
C) less than a monopoly that practices price discrimination but not perfect price discrimination. 
D) more than a perfectly competitive industry. 
E) the same amount as a perfectly competitive industry.

Question 14

The marginal revenue curve for a single-price monopoly

Accepted Answer

A) is below its demand curve. 
B) is the same as the demand curve. 
C) lies above its demand curve. 
D) is horizontal. 
E) has a slope equal to the slope of the demand curve. 
A) is below its demand curve. 
B) is the same as the demand curve. 
C) lies above its demand curve. 
D) is horizontal. 
E) has a slope equal to the slope of the demand curve.

Question 15

For the regulated natural monopoly,an average cost pricing rule sets price equal to

Accepted Answer

A) marginal cost. 
B) total fixed cost. 
C) average variable cost. 
D) average fixed cost. 
E) average total cost. 
A) marginal cost. 
B) total fixed cost. 
C) average variable cost. 
D) average fixed cost. 
E) average total cost.

Question 16

A single-price monopoly is a firm that ________ each unit of its output ________.A ________ monopoly sells different units of a good or service for different prices.

Accepted Answer

A) produces;at a constant cost;discriminatory 
B) must sell;for the same price to all its customers;price-discriminating 
C) produces;at a constant cost;price-discriminating 
D) must sell;for the same price to all its customers;discriminatory 
E) must sell;at the same price as a perfectly competitive firm;price-discriminating 
A) produces;at a constant cost;discriminatory 
B) must sell;for the same price to all its customers;price-discriminating 
C) produces;at a constant cost;price-discriminating 
D) must sell;for the same price to all its customers;discriminatory 
E) must sell;at the same price as a perfectly competitive firm;price-discriminating

Question 17

Which of the following is least likely to be a natural monopoly?

Accepted Answer

A) subway services 
B) electric utilities 
C) water and sewer services 
D) taxicab service 
E) cable television services 
A) subway services 
B) electric utilities 
C) water and sewer services 
D) taxicab service 
E) cable television services

Question 18

The capture theory holds that regulations are supplied to maximize ________.

Accepted Answer

A) total sales 
B) economic profit 
C) marginal product 
D) consumer surplus 
E) marginal revenue 
A) total sales 
B) economic profit 
C) marginal product 
D) consumer surplus 
E) marginal revenue

Question 19

Methods of rent seeking include which of the following?
I.Buying a monopoly
II.Creating a monopoly
III.Price discrimination

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Use the figure below to answer the following question.
   
Figure 13.4.2
-Refer to Figure 13.4.2.Assume this monopolist practises perfect price discrimination.This means that

Accepted Answer

A) the monopoly's behaviour is illegal. 
B) one price is charged to young people and a different price to older people. 
C) a different price can be charged to each buyer. 
D) price will rise as the number of buyers increases. 
E) the quantity sold will be less compared to the case of no price discrimination. 
A) the monopoly's behaviour is illegal. 
B) one price is charged to young people and a different price to older people. 
C) a different price can be charged to each buyer. 
D) price will rise as the number of buyers increases. 
E) the quantity sold will be less compared to the case of no price discrimination.

Exam 13: Monopoly

Regulation of a natural monopoly will maximize the sum of consumer surplus and producer surplus if the firm is regulated with

Under a marginal cost pricing rule,a regulated natural monopoly

Rent seeking ________.

Which of the following occurs with both perfectly price-discriminating and single-price monopolies?

If the demand for its good or service is elastic,a monopoly's

A monopolist under rate of return regulation has an incentive to

An average cost pricing rule sets ________ equal to average total cost.An average cost pricing rule is not an efficient way of regulating monopoly because at the quantity produced ________.

Use the figure below to answer the following question. Figure 13.2.1 -Refer to Figure 13.2.1.This single-price monopoly produces ________ units per day and charges a price of $________ per unit.

Use the figure below to answer the following question. Figure 13.4.1 -A monopoly can practise price discrimination when it

Rate of return regulation can end up serving the self-interest of the firm if

Figure 13.1.1 -Refer to Figure 13.1.1.The quantity demanded by the market is 8 million cubic metres a month.This market is

If a monopolist can perfectly price discriminate,then

A perfect price-discriminating monopoly produces

The marginal revenue curve for a single-price monopoly

For the regulated natural monopoly,an average cost pricing rule sets price equal to

A single-price monopoly is a firm that ________ each unit of its output ________.A ________ monopoly sells different units of a good or service for different prices.

Which of the following is least likely to be a natural monopoly?

The capture theory holds that regulations are supplied to maximize ________.

Methods of rent seeking include which of the following? I.Buying a monopoly II.Creating a monopoly III.Price discrimination

Use the figure below to answer the following question. Figure 13.4.2 -Refer to Figure 13.4.2.Assume this monopolist practises perfect price discrimination.This means that

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An average cost pricing rule sets equal to average total cost.An average cost pricing rule is not an efficient way of regulating monopoly because at the quantity produced .

Use the figure below to answer the following question. Figure 13.2.1 -Refer to Figure 13.2.1.This single-price monopoly produces units per day and charges a price of $ per unit.

A single-price monopoly is a firm that each unit of its output .A monopoly sells different units of a good or service for different prices.