Question 1

In a long-run equilibrium,

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A) only a perfectly competitive firm operates at its efficient scale. 
B) only a monopolistically competitive firm operates at its efficient scale. 
C) neither a competitive firm nor a monopolistically competitive firm charges a markup over marginal cost. 
D) both a perfectly competitive firm and a monopolistically competitive firm operate at their efficient scale of production. 
A) only a perfectly competitive firm operates at its efficient scale. 
B) only a monopolistically competitive firm operates at its efficient scale. 
C) neither a competitive firm nor a monopolistically competitive firm charges a markup over marginal cost. 
D) both a perfectly competitive firm and a monopolistically competitive firm operate at their efficient scale of production.

Question 2

Cecilia's Café is in a monopolistically competitive market.Cecilia's is currently producing where average total cost is at its minimum,and Cecilia's is earning a positive economic profit.In the long run we would expect Cecilia's output to

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A) decrease and average total cost to increase. 
B) decrease and average total cost to decrease. 
C) remain unchanged as Cecilia's is doing the best it can. 
D) increase and average total costs to decrease. 
A) decrease and average total cost to increase. 
B) decrease and average total cost to decrease. 
C) remain unchanged as Cecilia's is doing the best it can. 
D) increase and average total costs to decrease.

Question 3

Regulation of a firm in a monopolistically competitive market

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A) usually implies a very small administrative burden. 
B) will lower the firm's costs. 
C) is commonly used to enhance market efficiency. 
D) is unlikely to improve market efficiency. 
A) usually implies a very small administrative burden. 
B) will lower the firm's costs. 
C) is commonly used to enhance market efficiency. 
D) is unlikely to improve market efficiency.

Question 4

In a monopolistically competitive market,

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A) strategic interactions among the firms are very important. 
B) the threat of entry by new firms is not an important consideration. 
C) the attainment of a Nash equilibrium is an important objective. 
D) firms may enter even though they will earn zero economic profit in the long run. 
A) strategic interactions among the firms are very important. 
B) the threat of entry by new firms is not an important consideration. 
C) the attainment of a Nash equilibrium is an important objective. 
D) firms may enter even though they will earn zero economic profit in the long run.

Question 5

A monopolistically competitive firm has the following cost structure:  
The firm faces the following demand curve:
 
To maximize profit (or minimize losses),the firm will produce

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A) 2 units. 
B) 3 units. 
C) 4 units. 
D) 5 units. 
A) 2 units. 
B) 3 units. 
C) 4 units. 
D) 5 units.

Question 6

Entry and exit drive each firm in a monopolistically competitive market to a point of tangency between its

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A) marginal revenue curve and its total cost curve. 
B) marginal revenue curve and its average total cost curve. 
C) demand curve and its total cost curve. 
D) demand curve and its average total cost curve. 
A) marginal revenue curve and its total cost curve. 
B) marginal revenue curve and its average total cost curve. 
C) demand curve and its total cost curve. 
D) demand curve and its average total cost curve.

Question 7

Monopolistic competition is the only market structure that features "many sellers."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

When a monopolistically competitive firm raises its price,

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A) quantity demanded falls to zero. 
B) quantity demanded declines, but not to zero. 
C) the market supply curve shifts outward. 
D) quantity demanded remains constant. 
A) quantity demanded falls to zero. 
B) quantity demanded declines, but not to zero. 
C) the market supply curve shifts outward. 
D) quantity demanded remains constant.

Question 9

Professional organizations and producer groups have an incentive to

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A) restrict advertising in order to enhance competition on the basis of price. 
B) restrict advertising in order to reduce competition on the basis of price. 
C) encourage advertising in order to reduce competition on the basis of price. 
D) encourage advertising in order to enhance competition on the basis of price. 
A) restrict advertising in order to enhance competition on the basis of price. 
B) restrict advertising in order to reduce competition on the basis of price. 
C) encourage advertising in order to reduce competition on the basis of price. 
D) encourage advertising in order to enhance competition on the basis of price.

Question 10

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

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A) marginal revenue is equal to marginal cost. 
B) marginal revenue is equal to average total cost. 
C) marginal revenue is equal to price. 
D) price is equal to marginal cost. 
A) marginal revenue is equal to marginal cost. 
B) marginal revenue is equal to average total cost. 
C) marginal revenue is equal to price. 
D) price is equal to marginal cost.

Question 11

When a profit-maximizing firm in a monopolistically competitive market is producing the long-run equilibrium quantity,

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A) its average revenue will equal its marginal cost. 
B) its marginal revenue will exceed its marginal cost. 
C) it will be earning positive economic profits. 
D) its demand curve will be tangent to its average-total-cost curve. 
A) its average revenue will equal its marginal cost. 
B) its marginal revenue will exceed its marginal cost. 
C) it will be earning positive economic profits. 
D) its demand curve will be tangent to its average-total-cost curve.

Question 12

Critics of advertising argue that advertising

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A) creates desires that otherwise might not exist. 
B) hinders competition. 
C) often fails to convey substantive information. 
D) All of the above are correct. 
A) creates desires that otherwise might not exist. 
B) hinders competition. 
C) often fails to convey substantive information. 
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 13

The "competition" in monopolistically competitive markets is most likely a result of having many sellers in the market.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Monopolistically competitive markets differ from perfectly competitive markets due to (i)	the number of sellers.
(ii)	the barriers to entry.
(iii)	the product differentiation among the sellers.

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

Question 15

The administrative burden of regulating price in a monopolistically competitive market is

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A) small due to economies of scale. 
B) large because price is usually below marginal cost. 
C) large because of the large number of firms that produce differentiated products. 
D) small because firms produce with excess capacity. 
A) small due to economies of scale. 
B) large because price is usually below marginal cost. 
C) large because of the large number of firms that produce differentiated products. 
D) small because firms produce with excess capacity.

Question 16

Figure 17-6
  
-Refer to Figure 17-6..Assume the firm in the figure is currently producing 8 units of output and charging $400.The firm

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A) will increase its profits if it raises its price and reduces its production level. 
B) will increase its profits if it lowers its price and expands its production level. 
C) is maximizing profits. 
D) will increase its profits if it raises its prices and expands its production level. 
A) will increase its profits if it raises its price and reduces its production level. 
B) will increase its profits if it lowers its price and expands its production level. 
C) is maximizing profits. 
D) will increase its profits if it raises its prices and expands its production level.

Question 17

Monopolistically competitive firms have excess capacity.To maximize profits,firms will

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A) increase their output to lower their average total cost of production and eliminate the excess capacity. 
B) produce where price equals marginal cost to eliminate the excess capacity. 
C) produce where average revenue equals marginal cost to eliminate the excess capacity. 
D) maintain the excess capacity. 
A) increase their output to lower their average total cost of production and eliminate the excess capacity. 
B) produce where price equals marginal cost to eliminate the excess capacity. 
C) produce where average revenue equals marginal cost to eliminate the excess capacity. 
D) maintain the excess capacity.

Question 18

If a firm in a monopolistically competitive market successfully uses advertising to decrease elasticity of demand for its product,

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A) the firm will be able to increase its markup over marginal cost. 
B) the firm will eventually have to lower price to remain competitive. 
C) it will increase the welfare of society. 
D) it will reduce average total cost. 
A) the firm will be able to increase its markup over marginal cost. 
B) the firm will eventually have to lower price to remain competitive. 
C) it will increase the welfare of society. 
D) it will reduce average total cost.

Question 19

If firms in a monopolistically competitive market are earning economic profits,which of the following scenarios would best describe the change existing firms would face as the market adjusts to the long-run equilibrium?

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A) An increase in demand for each firm 
B) A decrease in demand for each firm 
C) A downward shift in the marginal cost curve for each firm 
D) An upward shift in the marginal cost curve for each firm 
A) An increase in demand for each firm 
B) A decrease in demand for each firm 
C) A downward shift in the marginal cost curve for each firm 
D) An upward shift in the marginal cost curve for each firm

Question 20

A monopolistically competitive firm has the following cost structure:  
The firm faces the following demand curve:
 
If the government forces this firm to produce at its efficient scale,it will

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A) produce 3 units and make $9. 
B) produce 4 units and make $6. 
C) produce 5 units and lose $5. 
D) produce 7 units and lose $49. 
A) produce 3 units and make $9. 
B) produce 4 units and make $6. 
C) produce 5 units and lose $5. 
D) produce 7 units and lose $49.

Exam 17: Monopolistic Competition

In a long-run equilibrium,

Cecilia's Café is in a monopolistically competitive market.Cecilia's is currently producing where average total cost is at its minimum,and Cecilia's is earning a positive economic profit.In the long run we would expect Cecilia's output to

Regulation of a firm in a monopolistically competitive market

In a monopolistically competitive market,

A monopolistically competitive firm has the following cost structure: The firm faces the following demand curve: To maximize profit (or minimize losses),the firm will produce

Entry and exit drive each firm in a monopolistically competitive market to a point of tangency between its

Monopolistic competition is the only market structure that features "many sellers."

When a monopolistically competitive firm raises its price,

Professional organizations and producer groups have an incentive to

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

When a profit-maximizing firm in a monopolistically competitive market is producing the long-run equilibrium quantity,

Critics of advertising argue that advertising

The "competition" in monopolistically competitive markets is most likely a result of having many sellers in the market.

Monopolistically competitive markets differ from perfectly competitive markets due to (i) the number of sellers. (ii) the barriers to entry. (iii) the product differentiation among the sellers.

The administrative burden of regulating price in a monopolistically competitive market is

Figure 17-6 -Refer to Figure 17-6..Assume the firm in the figure is currently producing 8 units of output and charging $400.The firm

Monopolistically competitive firms have excess capacity.To maximize profits,firms will

If a firm in a monopolistically competitive market successfully uses advertising to decrease elasticity of demand for its product,

If firms in a monopolistically competitive market are earning economic profits,which of the following scenarios would best describe the change existing firms would face as the market adjusts to the long-run equilibrium?

A monopolistically competitive firm has the following cost structure: The firm faces the following demand curve: If the government forces this firm to produce at its efficient scale,it will

Ten Principles of Economics

Thinking Like an Economist

Interdependence and the Gains From Trade

The Market Forces of Supply and Demand

Elasticity and Its Applications

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

Monopoly

Oligopoly

The Markets for the Factors of Production

Earnings and Discrimination

Income Inequality and Poverty

The Theory of Consumer Choice

Frontiers of Microeconomics

Measuring a Nations Income

Measuring the Cost of Living

Production and Growth

Saving, investment, and the Financial System

The Basic Tools of Finance

Unemployment

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Money Growth and Inflation

Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts

A Macroeconomic Theory of the Open Economy

Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand

The Short Run Trade Off Between Inflation and Unemployment

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