Exam 13: Monopoly

Use the following to answer questions: -(Table: Lunch) Look at the figure Lunch. Joe makes and sells picnic lunches to people taking all-day rafting trips on the river. The marginal cost and average cost of each lunch are a constant $4. If Joe is one of many firms in a competitive industry, how many lunches will he produce in the long run?

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Question 181

Goods that are subject to network externalities tend to be ones:

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Question 182

Use the following to answer questions: Figure: Water Works -(Figure: Water Works) Look at the figure Water Works, which describes a small town's water works, a natural monopoly. If the water works is unregulated and maximizes profit, how much profit will it earn?

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Question 183

A Japanese steel firm sells steel in the United States and in Japan. Since the United States buys steel from a number of sources, the U.S. demand for Japanese steel is more price-elastic than the Japanese demand for Japanese steel. If the Japanese steel firm wishes to maximize its profits, it should:

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Question 184

If a firm wants to charge different customers different prices, it must be:

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Question 185

The marginal revenue curve for a monopolist is always less than the price because of the price effect.

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Question 186

Use the following to answer questions: Scenario: Monopolist The demand curve for a monopolist is P = 75 - 0.5Q, and the monopolist has the following MC expressed as P = 2Q. Assume also that ATC at the profit-maximizing level of production is equal to $12.50. -(Scenario: Monopolist) Look at the scenario Monopolist. The MR curve is:

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Question 187

Suppose that a profit-maximizing monopoly firm undergoes a substantial technological change that reduces its marginal and average total costs by $40. If in response to its reduction in cost the firm changes its price in a profit-maximizing way, then we can predict that its total output will:

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Question 188

Use the following to answer questions: Figure: The Profit-Maximizing Output and Price -(Figure: The Profit-Maximizing Output and Price) Look at the figure The Profit-Maximizing Output and Price. A perfect competitor would produce at a price of _ and output of _ units.

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Question 189

Use the following to answer questions: Figure: Demand, Revenue, and Cost Curves -(Figure: Demand, Revenue, and Cost Curves) Look at the figure Demand, Revenue, and Cost Curves. Figglenuts-R-Us is a monopolist in the figglenut market. If the government wanted to regulate Figglenuts-R-Us such that it would minimize the deadweight loss while allowing the firm to break even, it would impose a price ceiling of:

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Question 190

Years ago, Callaway Golf patented its signature Big Bertha line of drivers. Today the company spends a lot of money prosecuting individuals that try to sell knock-off Big Bertha drivers to the public. What is the purpose of the patent, and why do companies like Callaway Golf fight those that try to imitate their products?

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Question 191

Critics of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) argue that the NCAA monopolizes college athletics and prevents student-athletes from earning money while in college. If this is true, what type of entry barrier does the NCAA have?

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Question 192

Use the following to answer questions: Figure: Short-Run Monopoly -(Figure: Short-Run Monopoly) Look at the figure Short-Run Monopoly. The profit-maximizing rule is satisfied by the intersection at point:

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Question 193

Use the following to answer questions: -(Table: Demand for Economics Tutoring) Look at the table Demand for Economics Tutoring. Suppose Eric is the only economics tutor in town. Eric can offer additional hours of tutoring at a constant marginal cost of $2 per hour, and he has no fixed costs. Suppose Eric can perfectly price-discriminate by charging his customers exactly their willingness to pay. How many hours will he offer, and how much profit will he earn by price-discriminating?

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Question 194

Use the following to answer questions: -(Table: Prices and Demand) Look at the table Prices and Demand. The New Orleans Saints have a monopoly on Saints logo baseball hats. The Saints sell at most one hat to each customer, and the table shows each customer's willingness to pay. The marginal cost of producing a hat is $18, and there are no fixed costs. How much is the Saints' profit at the profit-maximizing output?

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Question 195

When a monopolist practices price discrimination as opposed to setting a single price, the monopolist sells more and increases profits.

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Question 196

When a monopolist practices price discrimination, the monopolist's profits will be lower than in a single-price monopoly.

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Question 197

When a natural monopoly is regulated to charge a price equal to average total cost, consumer surplus increases, but total surplus decreases.

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Question 198

A monopolist's marginal cost curve shifts up, but the firm's demand curve remains the same and the firm does not shut down. Compared to the condition before the increase in marginal costs, the monopolist will _ its price and _ its level of production.

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Question 199

Microsoft and its operating system are often cited as an example of a company that grew into a monopolist through:

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Question 200

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Goods that are subject to network externalities tend to be ones:

Use the following to answer questions: Figure: Water Works -(Figure: Water Works) Look at the figure Water Works, which describes a small town's water works, a natural monopoly. If the water works is unregulated and maximizes profit, how much profit will it earn?

If a firm wants to charge different customers different prices, it must be:

The marginal revenue curve for a monopolist is always less than the price because of the price effect.

Suppose that a profit-maximizing monopoly firm undergoes a substantial technological change that reduces its marginal and average total costs by $40. If in response to its reduction in cost the firm changes its price in a profit-maximizing way, then we can predict that its total output will:

Use the following to answer questions: Figure: The Profit-Maximizing Output and Price -(Figure: The Profit-Maximizing Output and Price) Look at the figure The Profit-Maximizing Output and Price. A perfect competitor would produce at a price of _ and output of _ units.

Critics of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) argue that the NCAA monopolizes college athletics and prevents student-athletes from earning money while in college. If this is true, what type of entry barrier does the NCAA have?

Use the following to answer questions: Figure: Short-Run Monopoly -(Figure: Short-Run Monopoly) Look at the figure Short-Run Monopoly. The profit-maximizing rule is satisfied by the intersection at point:

When a monopolist practices price discrimination as opposed to setting a single price, the monopolist sells more and increases profits.

When a monopolist practices price discrimination, the monopolist's profits will be lower than in a single-price monopoly.

When a natural monopoly is regulated to charge a price equal to average total cost, consumer surplus increases, but total surplus decreases.

A monopolist's marginal cost curve shifts up, but the firm's demand curve remains the same and the firm does not shut down. Compared to the condition before the increase in marginal costs, the monopolist will _ its price and _ its level of production.

Microsoft and its operating system are often cited as an example of a company that grew into a monopolist through:

First Principles

Economic Models: Trade-Offs and Trade 25

Supply and Demand

Consumer and Producer Surplus

Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling With Markets

Elasticity

Taxes

International Trade

Decision Making by Individuals Firms

The Rational Consumer

Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs

Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve

Oligopoly

Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation

Externalities

Public Goods Common Resources

The Economics of the Welfare

Factor Markets and the Distribution of Income

Uncertainty, Risk, and Private Information

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Exam 13: Monopoly

Goods that are subject to network externalities tend to be ones:

Use the following to answer questions: Figure: Water Works -(Figure: Water Works) Look at the figure Water Works, which describes a small town's water works, a natural monopoly. If the water works is unregulated and maximizes profit, how much profit will it earn?

If a firm wants to charge different customers different prices, it must be:

The marginal revenue curve for a monopolist is always less than the price because of the price effect.

Suppose that a profit-maximizing monopoly firm undergoes a substantial technological change that reduces its marginal and average total costs by $40. If in response to its reduction in cost the firm changes its price in a profit-maximizing way, then we can predict that its total output will:

Use the following to answer questions: Figure: The Profit-Maximizing Output and Price -(Figure: The Profit-Maximizing Output and Price) Look at the figure The Profit-Maximizing Output and Price. A perfect competitor would produce at a price of _____ and output of _____ units.

Critics of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) argue that the NCAA monopolizes college athletics and prevents student-athletes from earning money while in college. If this is true, what type of entry barrier does the NCAA have?

Use the following to answer questions: Figure: Short-Run Monopoly -(Figure: Short-Run Monopoly) Look at the figure Short-Run Monopoly. The profit-maximizing rule is satisfied by the intersection at point:

When a monopolist practices price discrimination as opposed to setting a single price, the monopolist sells more and increases profits.

When a monopolist practices price discrimination, the monopolist's profits will be lower than in a single-price monopoly.

When a natural monopoly is regulated to charge a price equal to average total cost, consumer surplus increases, but total surplus decreases.

A monopolist's marginal cost curve shifts up, but the firm's demand curve remains the same and the firm does not shut down. Compared to the condition before the increase in marginal costs, the monopolist will _____ its price and _____ its level of production.

Microsoft and its operating system are often cited as an example of a company that grew into a monopolist through:

First Principles

Economic Models: Trade-Offs and Trade 25

Supply and Demand

Consumer and Producer Surplus

Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling With Markets

Elasticity

Taxes

International Trade

Decision Making by Individuals Firms

The Rational Consumer

Behind the Supply Curve: Inputs and Costs

Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve

Oligopoly

Monopolistic Competition and Product Differentiation

Externalities

Public Goods Common Resources

The Economics of the Welfare

Factor Markets and the Distribution of Income

Uncertainty, Risk, and Private Information

Filters

Use the following to answer questions: Figure: The Profit-Maximizing Output and Price -(Figure: The Profit-Maximizing Output and Price) Look at the figure The Profit-Maximizing Output and Price. A perfect competitor would produce at a price of _ and output of _ units.

A monopolist's marginal cost curve shifts up, but the firm's demand curve remains the same and the firm does not shut down. Compared to the condition before the increase in marginal costs, the monopolist will _ its price and _ its level of production.