Question 1

The economic inefficiencies of monopolistic competition may be offset by the fact that

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A) advertising expenditures shift the average cost curve upward. 
B) available capacity is fully utilized. 
C) resources are optimally allocated to the production of the product. 
D) consumers have increased product variety. 
A) advertising expenditures shift the average cost curve upward. 
B) available capacity is fully utilized. 
C) resources are optimally allocated to the production of the product. 
D) consumers have increased product variety.

Question 2

A monopolistically competitive industry is like a purely competitive industry in that

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A) each firm produces a standardized product. 
B) nonprice competition is a feature in both industries. 
C) neither industry has significant barriers to entry. 
D) firms in both industries face a horizontal demand curve. 
A) each firm produces a standardized product. 
B) nonprice competition is a feature in both industries. 
C) neither industry has significant barriers to entry. 
D) firms in both industries face a horizontal demand curve.

Question 3

The demand curve faced by a monopolistically competitive firm

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A) is more elastic than the monopolist's demand curve. 
B) is less elastic than the monopolist's demand curve. 
C) will shift outward as new firms enter the industry. 
D) is more elastic than the demand curve faced by the purely competitive firm. 
A) is more elastic than the monopolist's demand curve. 
B) is less elastic than the monopolist's demand curve. 
C) will shift outward as new firms enter the industry. 
D) is more elastic than the demand curve faced by the purely competitive firm.

Question 4

When a monopolistically competitive firm is in long-run equilibrium,

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

Question 5

As firms exit from a monopolistically competitive industry in the long run, the remaining firmsâ€™ profits will begin to rise.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The more elastic a monopolistic competitor's long-run demand curve, the

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A) greater its excess capacity. 
B) higher its price relative to that of a pure competitor having the same cost curves. 
C) lower its long-run economic profit. 
D) lower its average total cost at its profit-maximizing level of output. 
A) greater its excess capacity. 
B) higher its price relative to that of a pure competitor having the same cost curves. 
C) lower its long-run economic profit. 
D) lower its average total cost at its profit-maximizing level of output.

Question 7

(Last Word) Raising the minimum wage in the restaurant industry

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A) affects mom and pop and chain restaurants about the same. 
B) benefits both mom and pop and chain restaurants by boosting demand. 
C) makes it more difficult for mom and pop restaurants to compete with highly capitalized chain restaurants. 
D) gives mom and pop restaurants a competitive advantage over highly capitalized chain restaurants. 
A) affects mom and pop and chain restaurants about the same. 
B) benefits both mom and pop and chain restaurants by boosting demand. 
C) makes it more difficult for mom and pop restaurants to compete with highly capitalized chain restaurants. 
D) gives mom and pop restaurants a competitive advantage over highly capitalized chain restaurants.

Question 8

Monopolistically competitive firms

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A) realize normal profits in the short run but losses in the long run. 
B) incur persistent losses in both the short run and long run. 
C) may realize either profits or losses in the short run but realize normal profits in the long run. 
D) persistently realize economic profits in both the short run and long run. 
A) realize normal profits in the short run but losses in the long run. 
B) incur persistent losses in both the short run and long run. 
C) may realize either profits or losses in the short run but realize normal profits in the long run. 
D) persistently realize economic profits in both the short run and long run.

Question 9

The excess capacity problem associated with monopolistic competition implies that fewer firms could produce the same industry output at a lower total cost.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The downward-sloping demand curve of a monopolistic competitor

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A) reflects some level of control over its own price. 
B) becomes eventually horizontal in the long run. 
C) indicates collusion among the members of the product group. 
D) ensures that the firm will produce at minimum average cost in the long run. 
A) reflects some level of control over its own price. 
B) becomes eventually horizontal in the long run. 
C) indicates collusion among the members of the product group. 
D) ensures that the firm will produce at minimum average cost in the long run.

Question 11

(Consider This) Which of the following statements is most accurate about the difference between goods produced under the old central planning model of the Soviet Union versus those produced by American capitalism?

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A) Soviet markets were purely competitive, while U.S.markets were more monopolistically competitive. 
B) Soviet production employed mass production techniques, while American capitalism did not. 
C) Soviet production put greater emphasis on efficiency, while American capitalism allowed for much more product differentiation. 
D) Product differentiation in the Soviet Union was carefully integrated into the central plan, while differentiation in American capitalism occurs haphazardly and with little forethought. 
A) Soviet markets were purely competitive, while U.S.markets were more monopolistically competitive. 
B) Soviet production employed mass production techniques, while American capitalism did not. 
C) Soviet production put greater emphasis on efficiency, while American capitalism allowed for much more product differentiation. 
D) Product differentiation in the Soviet Union was carefully integrated into the central plan, while differentiation in American capitalism occurs haphazardly and with little forethought.

Question 12

Firms in an industry will not earn long-run economic profits if

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A) fixed costs are zero. 
B) the number of firms in the industry is fixed. 
C) there is free entry and exit of firms in the industry. 
D) production costs for a given level of output are minimized. 
A) fixed costs are zero. 
B) the number of firms in the industry is fixed. 
C) there is free entry and exit of firms in the industry. 
D) production costs for a given level of output are minimized.

Question 13

In which industry is monopolistic competition most likely to be found?

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A) utilities 
B) agriculture 
C) retail trade 
D) mining 
A) utilities 
B) agriculture 
C) retail trade 
D) mining

Question 14

The market situation of a monopolistic competitor is made more complex than our simple revenue-and-costs graphs would suggest, because the firm in reality juggles three decisions:

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A) price, output quantity, and revenues. 
B) revenue, costs, and profits. 
C) advertising, resources, and product. 
D) price, product, and advertising. 
A) price, output quantity, and revenues. 
B) revenue, costs, and profits. 
C) advertising, resources, and product. 
D) price, product, and advertising.

Question 15

The variety of products and features that consumers may choose from in monopolistically competitive industries

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A) at least partially offsets the economic inefficiencies of this market structure. 
B) leads to an optimal allocation of resources in the market structure. 
C) guarantees that firms produce at full-capacity output levels. 
D) makes the demand curves facing firms in these industries perfectly elastic. 
A) at least partially offsets the economic inefficiencies of this market structure. 
B) leads to an optimal allocation of resources in the market structure. 
C) guarantees that firms produce at full-capacity output levels. 
D) makes the demand curves facing firms in these industries perfectly elastic.

Question 16

The goal of product differentiation and advertising in monopolistic competition is to make

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A) the firm allocatively efficient even if it is not productively efficient. 
B) the firm productively efficient even if it is not allocatively efficient. 
C) price less of a factor and product differences more of a factor in consumer purchases. 
D) price more of a factor and product differences less of a factor in consumer purchases. 
A) the firm allocatively efficient even if it is not productively efficient. 
B) the firm productively efficient even if it is not allocatively efficient. 
C) price less of a factor and product differences more of a factor in consumer purchases. 
D) price more of a factor and product differences less of a factor in consumer purchases.

Question 17

In the long run, a monopolistically competitive firm

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A) earns an economic profit. 
B) produces where P = ATC. 
C) produces where MR exceeds MC. 
D) achieves allocative efficiency. 
A) earns an economic profit. 
B) produces where P = ATC. 
C) produces where MR exceeds MC. 
D) achieves allocative efficiency.

Question 18

Which of the following characteristics provide a monopolistically competitive firm some monopoly power?

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A) significant barriers to entry into the industry 
B) product differentiation 
C) a low concentration ratio in the industry 
D) price discrimination 
A) significant barriers to entry into the industry 
B) product differentiation 
C) a low concentration ratio in the industry 
D) price discrimination

Question 19

Which is true of pure competition but not of monopolistic competition?

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A) There are no significant barriers to entry. 
B) Long-run economic profits are zero. 
C) There are a large number of firms in the market. 
D) Long-run equilibrium occurs at the minimum point on the ATC curve. 
A) There are no significant barriers to entry. 
B) Long-run economic profits are zero. 
C) There are a large number of firms in the market. 
D) Long-run equilibrium occurs at the minimum point on the ATC curve.

Question 20

Which of the following statements is correct?

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A) Purely competitive firms, monopolistically competitive firms, and pure monopolies all earn zero economic profits in the long run. 
B) Purely competitive firms, monopolistically competitive firms, and pure monopolies all earn positive economic profits in the long run. 
C) In the long run, purely competitive firms and monopolistically competitive firms earn zero economic profits, while pure monopolies may or may not earn economic profits. 
D) Monopolistically competitive firms earn zero economic profits in both the short run and the long run. 
A) Purely competitive firms, monopolistically competitive firms, and pure monopolies all earn zero economic profits in the long run. 
B) Purely competitive firms, monopolistically competitive firms, and pure monopolies all earn positive economic profits in the long run. 
C) In the long run, purely competitive firms and monopolistically competitive firms earn zero economic profits, while pure monopolies may or may not earn economic profits. 
D) Monopolistically competitive firms earn zero economic profits in both the short run and the long run.

Exam 13: Monopolistic Competition

The economic inefficiencies of monopolistic competition may be offset by the fact that

A monopolistically competitive industry is like a purely competitive industry in that

The demand curve faced by a monopolistically competitive firm

When a monopolistically competitive firm is in long-run equilibrium,

As firms exit from a monopolistically competitive industry in the long run, the remaining firmsâ€™ profits will begin to rise.

The more elastic a monopolistic competitor's long-run demand curve, the

(Last Word) Raising the minimum wage in the restaurant industry

Monopolistically competitive firms

The excess capacity problem associated with monopolistic competition implies that fewer firms could produce the same industry output at a lower total cost.

The downward-sloping demand curve of a monopolistic competitor

(Consider This) Which of the following statements is most accurate about the difference between goods produced under the old central planning model of the Soviet Union versus those produced by American capitalism?

Firms in an industry will not earn long-run economic profits if

In which industry is monopolistic competition most likely to be found?

The market situation of a monopolistic competitor is made more complex than our simple revenue-and-costs graphs would suggest, because the firm in reality juggles three decisions:

The variety of products and features that consumers may choose from in monopolistically competitive industries

The goal of product differentiation and advertising in monopolistic competition is to make

In the long run, a monopolistically competitive firm

Which of the following characteristics provide a monopolistically competitive firm some monopoly power?

Which is true of pure competition but not of monopolistic competition?

Which of the following statements is correct?

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