Question 1

One characteristic of a monopoly market is that the product is virtually identical to products produced by competing firms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Scenario 15-8
Mega Media Cable TV is able to purchase an exclusive right to sell a premium sports channel in its market area. Let's assume that Mega Media pays $100,000 a year for the exclusive marketing rights to the sports channel. Since Mega Media has already installed cable to all of the homes in its market area, the marginal cost of delivering the sports channel to subscribers is zero. The manager of Mega Media needs to know what price to charge for the sports channel service to maximize her profit. Before setting price, she hires an economist to estimate demand for the sports channel. The economist discovers that there are two types of subscribers who value premium sporting channels. First are the 3,000 die-hard sports fans who will pay as much as $150 a year for the new channel. Second, the premium sports channel will appeal to 20,000 occasional sports viewers who will pay as much as $25 a year for a subscription to it.
-Refer to Scenario 15-8. How much profit will Mega Media Cable TV earn if it sets the price at $25?

Accepted Answer

A) $350,000 
B) $450,000 
C) $475,000 
D) $575,000 
A) $350,000 
B) $450,000 
C) $475,000 
D) $575,000

Question 3

Figure 15-18  
-Refer to Figure 15-18. If the monopoly firm is not allowed to price discriminate, then consumer surplus amounts to

Accepted Answer

A) $1,000. 
B) $2,000. 
C) $3,000. 
D) $4,000. 
A) $1,000. 
B) $2,000. 
C) $3,000. 
D) $4,000.

Question 4

Figure 15-10  
-Refer to Figure 15-10. What area measures the deadweight loss?

Accepted Answer

A) (B-F)*K 
B) 0.5[(P-O)*(L-O)] 
C) 0.5[(A-H)*(L-J)] 
D) 0.5[(B-F)*(L-K)] 
A) (B-F)*K 
B) 0.5[(P-O)*(L-O)] 
C) 0.5[(A-H)*(L-J)] 
D) 0.5[(B-F)*(L-K)]

Question 5

Figure 15-3        
-Refer to Figure 15-3. Which panel could represent the demand curve facing a soybean farmer?

Accepted Answer

A) Panel A 
B) Panel B 
C) Panel C 
D) Panel D 
A) Panel A 
B) Panel B 
C) Panel C 
D) Panel D

Question 6

Scenario 15-1
Vincent operates a scenic tour business in Boston. He has one bus which can fit 50 people per tour and each tour lasts 2 hours. His total cost of operating one tour is fixed at $450. Vincent's cost is not reduced if he runs a tour with a partially full bus. While his cost is the same for all tours, Vincent charges each passenger his/her willingness to pay: adults $18 per trip, children $10 per trip, and senior citizens $12 per trip. At those rates, on a typical day Vincent's demand is:   Assume that Vincent's customers are always available for the tour; therefore, he can fill his bus for each tour as long as there is sufficient total demand for the day.
-Refer to Scenario 15-1. One of Vincent's friends tells him he would be more profitable if he charged a single price of $12. Assuming no changes in consumer demand, what would Vincent's profit be if he charged every customer $12?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Scenario 15-1
Vincent operates a scenic tour business...

Question 7

​Figure 15-22
The diagram depicts the market situation for a monopoly pastry shop called Bearclaws.  
-​Refer to Figure 15-22. Based upon the information shown, what are total costs for Bearclaws, given that it maximizes profits?

Accepted Answer

A) ​$700. 
B) ​$980. 
C) ​$490. 
D) ​$784. 
A) ​$700. 
B) ​$980. 
C) ​$490. 
D) ​$784.

Question 8

The process of buying a good in one market at a low price and selling the good in another market for a higher price in order to profit from the price difference is known as

Accepted Answer

A) sabotage. 
B) conspiracy. 
C) arbitrage. 
D) collusion. 
A) sabotage. 
B) conspiracy. 
C) arbitrage. 
D) collusion.

Question 9

With perfect price discrimination the monopoly

Accepted Answer

A) eliminates all price discrimination by charging each customer the same price. 
B) charges each customer an amount equal to the monopolist's marginal cost of production. 
C) eliminates deadweight loss. 
D) eliminates profits and increases consumer surplus. 
A) eliminates all price discrimination by charging each customer the same price. 
B) charges each customer an amount equal to the monopolist's marginal cost of production. 
C) eliminates deadweight loss. 
D) eliminates profits and increases consumer surplus.

Question 10

Figure 15-4  
-Refer to Figure 15-4. The demand curve for a monopoly firm is depicted by curve

Accepted Answer

A) A. 
B) B. 
C) C. 
D) D. 
A) A. 
B) B. 
C) C. 
D) D.

Question 11

Figure 15-17  
-Refer to Figure 15-17. If this firm were able to perfectly price discriminate, which of the following areas would represent the profit to this perfectly discriminating monopolist?

Accepted Answer

A) ABE 
B) BCFE 
C) EFG 
D) ACG 
A) ABE 
B) BCFE 
C) EFG 
D) ACG

Question 12

Economic welfare is generally measured by (i)
Profit.
(ii)
Total surplus.
(iii)
The price consumers pay for the product.

Accepted Answer

A) (i) and (ii) only 
B) (ii) and (iii) only 
C) (ii) only 
D) (i), (ii), and (iii) 
A) (i) and (ii) only 
B) (ii) and (iii) only 
C) (ii) only 
D) (i), (ii), and (iii)

Question 13

A rational pricing strategy for a profit-maximizing monopolist is

Accepted Answer

A) price discrimination. 
B) price segregation. 
C) synergy pricing. 
D) average cost pricing. 
A) price discrimination. 
B) price segregation. 
C) synergy pricing. 
D) average cost pricing.

Question 14

Figure 15-8  
-Refer to Figure 15-8. What is the area of deadweight loss?

Accepted Answer

A) the rectangle (A-
C) *X 
B) the triangle 1/2[(A-
C) *(Y-X)] 
C) the triangle 1/2[(A-
B) *(Y-X)] 
D) the rectangle (A-
C) *X plus the triangle 1/2[(A-
C) *(Y-X)] 
A) the rectangle (A-
C) *X 
B) the triangle 1/2[(A-
C) *(Y-X)] 
C) the triangle 1/2[(A-
B) *(Y-X)] 
D) the rectangle (A-
C) *X plus the triangle 1/2[(A-
C) *(Y-X)]

Question 15

The assessment by George Stigler concerning the tradeoffs between "market failure" and "political failure" in the American economy provides support for which of the following solutions to the problems of monopolies?

Accepted Answer

A) public ownership of monopolies 
B) government regulation of monopolies 
C) government incentives to promote competition in monopolized industries 
D) doing nothing at all 
A) public ownership of monopolies 
B) government regulation of monopolies 
C) government incentives to promote competition in monopolized industries 
D) doing nothing at all

Question 16

A monopolist produces where P > MC = MR.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Table 15-1  
-Refer to Table 15-1. If the monopolist wants to maximize its revenue, how many units of its product should it sell?

Accepted Answer

A) 4 
B) 5 
C) 6 
D) 8 
A) 4 
B) 5 
C) 6 
D) 8

Question 18

Assume that a monopolist decides to maximize revenue rather than profit. How does this operating objective change the size of the deadweight loss? If you are a "benevolent" manager of a monopoly firm and are interested in reducing the deadweight loss of monopoly, should you maximize profits or maximize revenue? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

A revenue maximizer operates where MR =

Question 19

Deadweight loss

Accepted Answer

A) measures monopoly inefficiency. 
B) exceeds monopoly profits. 
C) equals monopoly profits. 
D) equals monopoly revenues minus profits. 
A) measures monopoly inefficiency. 
B) exceeds monopoly profits. 
C) equals monopoly profits. 
D) equals monopoly revenues minus profits.

Question 20

Table 15-21
Tommy's Tie Company, a monopolist, has the following cost and revenue information. Assume that Tommy's is able to engage in perfect price discrimination.  
-Refer to Table 15-21. If the monopolist can engage in perfect price discrimination, what is the total revenue when 3 ties are sold?

Accepted Answer

A) $140 
B) $420 
C) $450 
D) $620 
A) $140 
B) $420 
C) $450 
D) $620

One characteristic of a monopoly market is that the product is virtually identical to products produced by competing firms.

Figure 15-18 -Refer to Figure 15-18. If the monopoly firm is not allowed to price discriminate, then consumer surplus amounts to

Figure 15-10 -Refer to Figure 15-10. What area measures the deadweight loss?

Figure 15-3 -Refer to Figure 15-3. Which panel could represent the demand curve facing a soybean farmer?

Figure 15-22 The diagram depicts the market situation for a monopoly pastry shop called Bearclaws. -Refer to Figure 15-22. Based upon the information shown, what are total costs for Bearclaws, given that it maximizes profits?

The process of buying a good in one market at a low price and selling the good in another market for a higher price in order to profit from the price difference is known as

With perfect price discrimination the monopoly

Figure 15-4 -Refer to Figure 15-4. The demand curve for a monopoly firm is depicted by curve

Figure 15-17 -Refer to Figure 15-17. If this firm were able to perfectly price discriminate, which of the following areas would represent the profit to this perfectly discriminating monopolist?

Economic welfare is generally measured by (i) Profit. (ii) Total surplus. (iii) The price consumers pay for the product.

A rational pricing strategy for a profit-maximizing monopolist is

Figure 15-8 -Refer to Figure 15-8. What is the area of deadweight loss?

The assessment by George Stigler concerning the tradeoffs between "market failure" and "political failure" in the American economy provides support for which of the following solutions to the problems of monopolies?

A monopolist produces where P > MC = MR.

Table 15-1 -Refer to Table 15-1. If the monopolist wants to maximize its revenue, how many units of its product should it sell?

Deadweight loss

Table 15-21 Tommy's Tie Company, a monopolist, has the following cost and revenue information. Assume that Tommy's is able to engage in perfect price discrimination. -Refer to Table 15-21. If the monopolist can engage in perfect price discrimination, what is the total revenue when 3 ties are sold?

Ten Principles of Economics

Thinking Like an Economist

Interdependence and the Gains From Trade

The Market Forces of Supply and Demand

Elasticity and Its Application

Supply, Demand, and Government Policies

Consumers, Producers, and the Efficiency of Markets

Application: The Costs of Taxation

Application: International Trade

Externalities

Public Goods and Common Resources

The Design of the Tax System

The Costs of Production

Firms in Competitive Markets

Monopolistic Competition

Oligopoly

The Markets for the Factors of Production

Earnings and Discrimination

Income Inequality and Poverty

The Theory of Consumer Choice

Frontiers in Microeconomics

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Exam 15: Monopoly

One characteristic of a monopoly market is that the product is virtually identical to products produced by competing firms.

Figure 15-18 -Refer to Figure 15-18. If the monopoly firm is not allowed to price discriminate, then consumer surplus amounts to

Figure 15-10 -Refer to Figure 15-10. What area measures the deadweight loss?

Figure 15-3 -Refer to Figure 15-3. Which panel could represent the demand curve facing a soybean farmer?

​Figure 15-22 The diagram depicts the market situation for a monopoly pastry shop called Bearclaws. -​Refer to Figure 15-22. Based upon the information shown, what are total costs for Bearclaws, given that it maximizes profits?

The process of buying a good in one market at a low price and selling the good in another market for a higher price in order to profit from the price difference is known as

With perfect price discrimination the monopoly

Figure 15-4 -Refer to Figure 15-4. The demand curve for a monopoly firm is depicted by curve

Figure 15-17 -Refer to Figure 15-17. If this firm were able to perfectly price discriminate, which of the following areas would represent the profit to this perfectly discriminating monopolist?

Economic welfare is generally measured by (i) Profit. (ii) Total surplus. (iii) The price consumers pay for the product.

A rational pricing strategy for a profit-maximizing monopolist is

Figure 15-8 -Refer to Figure 15-8. What is the area of deadweight loss?

The assessment by George Stigler concerning the tradeoffs between "market failure" and "political failure" in the American economy provides support for which of the following solutions to the problems of monopolies?

A monopolist produces where P > MC = MR.

Table 15-1 -Refer to Table 15-1. If the monopolist wants to maximize its revenue, how many units of its product should it sell?

Deadweight loss

Table 15-21 Tommy's Tie Company, a monopolist, has the following cost and revenue information. Assume that Tommy's is able to engage in perfect price discrimination. -Refer to Table 15-21. If the monopolist can engage in perfect price discrimination, what is the total revenue when 3 ties are sold?

Ten Principles of Economics

Thinking Like an Economist

Interdependence and the Gains From Trade

The Market Forces of Supply and Demand

Elasticity and Its Application

Supply, Demand, and Government Policies

Consumers, Producers, and the Efficiency of Markets

Application: The Costs of Taxation

Application: International Trade

Externalities

Public Goods and Common Resources

The Design of the Tax System

The Costs of Production

Firms in Competitive Markets

Monopolistic Competition

Oligopoly

The Markets for the Factors of Production

Earnings and Discrimination

Income Inequality and Poverty

The Theory of Consumer Choice

Frontiers in Microeconomics

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Figure 15-22 The diagram depicts the market situation for a monopoly pastry shop called Bearclaws. -Refer to Figure 15-22. Based upon the information shown, what are total costs for Bearclaws, given that it maximizes profits?