Question 1

A monopolist

Accepted Answer

A)  has a supply curve that is upward-sloping, just like a competitive firm. 
B)  does not have a supply curve because the monopolist sets its price at the same time it chooses the quantity to supply. 
C)  has a horizontal supply curve, just like a competitive firm. 
D)  does not have a supply curve because marginal revenue exceeds the price it charges for its products. 
A)  has a supply curve that is upward-sloping, just like a competitive firm. 
B)  does not have a supply curve because the monopolist sets its price at the same time it chooses the quantity to supply. 
C)  has a horizontal supply curve, just like a competitive firm. 
D)  does not have a supply curve because marginal revenue exceeds the price it charges for its products.

Question 2

Which of the following is not a reason for the existence of a monopoly?

Accepted Answer

A)  sole ownership of a key resource 
B)  patents 
C)  copyrights 
D)  diseconomies of scale 
A)  sole ownership of a key resource 
B)  patents 
C)  copyrights 
D)  diseconomies of scale

Question 3

Additional firms often do not try to compete with a natural monopoly because

Accepted Answer

A)  they fear retaliation in the form of pricing wars from the natural monopolist. 
B)  they are unsure of the size of the market in general. 
C)  they know they cannot achieve the same low costs that the natural monopolist enjoys. 
D)  the natural monopoly does not make a large profit. 
A)  they fear retaliation in the form of pricing wars from the natural monopolist. 
B)  they are unsure of the size of the market in general. 
C)  they know they cannot achieve the same low costs that the natural monopolist enjoys. 
D)  the natural monopoly does not make a large profit.

Question 4

Deadweight loss measures the loss in society's welfare that occurs because a monopolist can earn profits without the concern of new firms entering its industry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  $0. 
B)  $500. 
C)  $1,000. 
D)  $2,000. 
A)  $0. 
B)  $500. 
C)  $1,000. 
D)  $2,000.

Question 6

Table 15-9
Consider the following demand and cost information for a monopoly.
  
-Refer to Table 15-9.What price should the monopoly charge to maximize profit?

Accepted Answer

A)  $16 
B)  $20 
C)  $24 
D)  $28 
A)  $16 
B)  $20 
C)  $24 
D)  $28

A monopolist

Which of the following is not a reason for the existence of a monopoly?

Additional firms often do not try to compete with a natural monopoly because

Deadweight loss measures the loss in society's welfare that occurs because a monopolist can earn profits without the concern of new firms entering its industry.

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

Table 15-9 Consider the following demand and cost information for a monopoly. -Refer to Table 15-9.What price should the monopoly charge to maximize profit?

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 Market 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.

A monopolist

Which of the following is not a reason for the existence of a monopoly?

Additional firms often do not try to compete with a natural monopoly because

Deadweight loss measures the loss in society's welfare that occurs because a monopolist can earn profits without the concern of new firms entering its industry.

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

Table 15-9 Consider the following demand and cost information for a monopoly. -Refer to Table 15-9.What price should the monopoly charge to maximize profit?

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 Market For the Factors of Production.

Earnings and Discrimination.

Income Inequality and Poverty.

The Theory of Consumer Choice.

Frontiers in Microeconomics.

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