Question 1

If the four-firm concentration ratio for the market for diapers is 73 percent, then this industry is best characterized as

Accepted Answer

A) a monopoly. 
B) monopolistic competition. 
C) an oligopoly. 
D) perfect competition. 
E) either a monopoly or monopolistic competition. 
A) a monopoly. 
B) monopolistic competition. 
C) an oligopoly. 
D) perfect competition. 
E) either a monopoly or monopolistic competition.

Question 2

Which of the following is an advantage to society of monopolistic competition?

Accepted Answer

A) production at the lowest possible average cost 
B) product variety 
C) Only essential costs are incurred. 
D) long-run profitability 
E) The firms have excess capacity so they are are always willing to increase their production. 
A) production at the lowest possible average cost 
B) product variety 
C) Only essential costs are incurred. 
D) long-run profitability 
E) The firms have excess capacity so they are are always willing to increase their production.

Question 3

"One of the defining features of monopolistic competition is product variety." Is the previous statement correct or incorrect?

Accepted Answer

The statement is correct.In mo

Question 4

Product differentiation means

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A) firms sell products that are very dissimilar. 
B) products sold by different firms are slightly different. 
C) charging a higher price to consumers with high willingness to pay. 
D) charging a lower price to consumers with low willingness to pay. 
E) that a single firm sells many different types of products. 
A) firms sell products that are very dissimilar. 
B) products sold by different firms are slightly different. 
C) charging a higher price to consumers with high willingness to pay. 
D) charging a lower price to consumers with low willingness to pay. 
E) that a single firm sells many different types of products.

Question 5

What type of profit can a firm in monopolistic competition make in the long run? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

In the long run, a firm in monopolistic

Question 6

If a firm is maximizing its profit and producing less than the output at which its average total cost is minimized, then that firm

Accepted Answer

A) must be suffering an economic loss. 
B) must be earning an economic profit. 
C) has excess capacity. 
D) is producing at its capacity output. 
E) must be earning a normal profit. 
A) must be suffering an economic loss. 
B) must be earning an economic profit. 
C) has excess capacity. 
D) is producing at its capacity output. 
E) must be earning a normal profit.

Question 7

Monopolistic competition is judged to be economically inefficient because

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A) the price is greater than marginal cost. 
B) firms make zero economic profit in the long run. 
C) marginal revenue equals marginal cost. 
D) firms have deficient capacity in the long run. 
E) firms make an economic profit in the long run. 
A) the price is greater than marginal cost. 
B) firms make zero economic profit in the long run. 
C) marginal revenue equals marginal cost. 
D) firms have deficient capacity in the long run. 
E) firms make an economic profit in the long run.

Question 8

When weighing the efficiency of monopolistic competition, which of the following should be considered?
I∙The information provided by advertising
Ii∙Product variety
Iii∙The extra cost of excess capacity

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

If all firms in the industry have similar demand, marginal revenue, and cost curves as the firm in the figure above, in the long run

Accepted Answer

A) nothing changes. 
B) some firms exit the industry and the economic losses of the remaining firms decrease. 
C) some firms exit the industry and the economic profits of the remaining firms increase. 
D) new firms enter the industry and the economic losses of the original firms decrease. 
E) new firms enter the industry and the economic profits of the original firms increase. 
A) nothing changes. 
B) some firms exit the industry and the economic losses of the remaining firms decrease. 
C) some firms exit the industry and the economic profits of the remaining firms increase. 
D) new firms enter the industry and the economic losses of the original firms decrease. 
E) new firms enter the industry and the economic profits of the original firms increase.

Question 10

-Kevin owns a personal training gymnasium in Orlando.The above figure shows the demand and cost curves for his firm, which competes in a monopolistically competitive market.What price will Kevin charge per session?

Accepted Answer

A) $100 
B) $60 
C) $40 
D) $20 
E) $80 
A) $100 
B) $60 
C) $40 
D) $20 
E) $80

Question 11

A firm in monopolistic competition has ________ demand curve.

Accepted Answer

A) a downward sloping 
B) an upward sloping 
C) a vertical 
D) a horizontal 
E) a U-shaped 
A) a downward sloping 
B) an upward sloping 
C) a vertical 
D) a horizontal 
E) a U-shaped

Question 12

-The above figure shows a motel engaged in monopolistic competition with other motels.The equilibrium quantity at this motel is ________ rooms per day.

Accepted Answer

A) 200 
B) 300 
C) 400 
D) 500 
E) 100 
A) 200 
B) 300 
C) 400 
D) 500 
E) 100

Question 13

Because economic profits are eliminated in the long run in monopolistic competition, to make an economic profit firms continuously

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A) shut down. 
B) exit the industry. 
C) develop and market new products. 
D) declare bankruptcy. 
E) decrease their costs by decreasing their selling costs. 
A) shut down. 
B) exit the industry. 
C) develop and market new products. 
D) declare bankruptcy. 
E) decrease their costs by decreasing their selling costs.

Question 14

The clothing industry has many firms with differentiated products and no barriers to entry.The cereal industry has a few firms with either identical or differentiated products and moderate barriers to entry. The food industry is characterized as ________ and the cereal industry is characterized as ________.

Accepted Answer

A) perfect competition; monopolistic competition 
B) monopolistic competition; oligopoly 
C) oligopoly; monopolistic competition 
D) perfect competition; perfect competition 
E) monopolistic competition; monopoly 
A) perfect competition; monopolistic competition 
B) monopolistic competition; oligopoly 
C) oligopoly; monopolistic competition 
D) perfect competition; perfect competition 
E) monopolistic competition; monopoly

Question 15

A firm in monopolistic competition is

Accepted Answer

A) efficient because in the long run it makes zero economic profit. 
B) efficient because it produces at the minimum average total cost. 
C) inefficient because price exceeds marginal cost. 
D) efficient because of the ease of entry. 
E) efficient because it produces where MR = MC. 
A) efficient because in the long run it makes zero economic profit. 
B) efficient because it produces at the minimum average total cost. 
C) inefficient because price exceeds marginal cost. 
D) efficient because of the ease of entry. 
E) efficient because it produces where MR = MC.

Question 16

As a firm in monopolistic competition sets the price for its product, the firm faces a tradeoff between

Accepted Answer

A) supply and demand. 
B) efficiency and equity. 
C) internal and external economies of scale. 
D) price and the quantity it can sell. 
E) its marginal revenue and its price. 
A) supply and demand. 
B) efficiency and equity. 
C) internal and external economies of scale. 
D) price and the quantity it can sell. 
E) its marginal revenue and its price.

Question 17

In the long run, firms in monopolistic competition make zero economic profit.When firms make zero economic profit, in the long run hey exit the industry.

Accepted Answer

A) The first sentence is correct and the second sentence is incorrect. 
B) The first sentence is incorrect and the second sentence is correct. 
C) Both sentences are correct. 
D) Both sentences are incorrect. 
E) More information about the presence or absence of barriers to entry and exit is needed to determine if the statements are true or false. 
A) The first sentence is correct and the second sentence is incorrect. 
B) The first sentence is incorrect and the second sentence is correct. 
C) Both sentences are correct. 
D) Both sentences are incorrect. 
E) More information about the presence or absence of barriers to entry and exit is needed to determine if the statements are true or false.

Question 18

An industry with a large number of firms, differentiated products, and free entry and exit is called

Accepted Answer

A) perfect competition. 
B) monopolistic competition. 
C) oligopoly. 
D) monopoly. 
E) monopolistic oligopoly. 
A) perfect competition. 
B) monopolistic competition. 
C) oligopoly. 
D) monopoly. 
E) monopolistic oligopoly.

Question 19

Why are firms in monopolistic competition unable to make an economic profit in the long run?

Accepted Answer

While firms in monopolistic competition

Question 20

One characteristic of monopolistic competition is that it has

Accepted Answer

A) many firms producing a slightly differentiated product. 
B) many firms producing identical goods. 
C) one firm producing a unique good. 
D) a few firms producing a slightly differentiated product. 
E) large barriers to entry. 
A) many firms producing a slightly differentiated product. 
B) many firms producing identical goods. 
C) one firm producing a unique good. 
D) a few firms producing a slightly differentiated product. 
E) large barriers to entry.

If the four-firm concentration ratio for the market for diapers is 73 percent, then this industry is best characterized as

Which of the following is an advantage to society of monopolistic competition?

"One of the defining features of monopolistic competition is product variety." Is the previous statement correct or incorrect?

Product differentiation means

What type of profit can a firm in monopolistic competition make in the long run? Explain your answer.

If a firm is maximizing its profit and producing less than the output at which its average total cost is minimized, then that firm

Monopolistic competition is judged to be economically inefficient because

When weighing the efficiency of monopolistic competition, which of the following should be considered? I∙The information provided by advertising Ii∙Product variety Iii∙The extra cost of excess capacity

If all firms in the industry have similar demand, marginal revenue, and cost curves as the firm in the figure above, in the long run

-Kevin owns a personal training gymnasium in Orlando.The above figure shows the demand and cost curves for his firm, which competes in a monopolistically competitive market.What price will Kevin charge per session?

A firm in monopolistic competition has ________ demand curve.

-The above figure shows a motel engaged in monopolistic competition with other motels.The equilibrium quantity at this motel is ________ rooms per day.

Because economic profits are eliminated in the long run in monopolistic competition, to make an economic profit firms continuously

The clothing industry has many firms with differentiated products and no barriers to entry.The cereal industry has a few firms with either identical or differentiated products and moderate barriers to entry. The food industry is characterized as and the cereal industry is characterized as .

A firm in monopolistic competition is

As a firm in monopolistic competition sets the price for its product, the firm faces a tradeoff between

In the long run, firms in monopolistic competition make zero economic profit.When firms make zero economic profit, in the long run hey exit the industry.

An industry with a large number of firms, differentiated products, and free entry and exit is called

Why are firms in monopolistic competition unable to make an economic profit in the long run?

One characteristic of monopolistic competition is that it has

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Exam 17: Monopolistic Competition

If the four-firm concentration ratio for the market for diapers is 73 percent, then this industry is best characterized as

Which of the following is an advantage to society of monopolistic competition?

"One of the defining features of monopolistic competition is product variety." Is the previous statement correct or incorrect?

Product differentiation means

What type of profit can a firm in monopolistic competition make in the long run? Explain your answer.

If a firm is maximizing its profit and producing less than the output at which its average total cost is minimized, then that firm

Monopolistic competition is judged to be economically inefficient because

When weighing the efficiency of monopolistic competition, which of the following should be considered? I∙The information provided by advertising Ii∙Product variety Iii∙The extra cost of excess capacity

If all firms in the industry have similar demand, marginal revenue, and cost curves as the firm in the figure above, in the long run

-Kevin owns a personal training gymnasium in Orlando.The above figure shows the demand and cost curves for his firm, which competes in a monopolistically competitive market.What price will Kevin charge per session?

A firm in monopolistic competition has ________ demand curve.

-The above figure shows a motel engaged in monopolistic competition with other motels.The equilibrium quantity at this motel is ________ rooms per day.

Because economic profits are eliminated in the long run in monopolistic competition, to make an economic profit firms continuously

A firm in monopolistic competition is

As a firm in monopolistic competition sets the price for its product, the firm faces a tradeoff between

In the long run, firms in monopolistic competition make zero economic profit.When firms make zero economic profit, in the long run hey exit the industry.

An industry with a large number of firms, differentiated products, and free entry and exit is called

Why are firms in monopolistic competition unable to make an economic profit in the long run?

One characteristic of monopolistic competition is that it has

Getting Started

The Usand Global Economies

The Economic Problem

Demand and Supply

Elasticities of Demand and Supply

Efficiency and Fairness of Markets

Government Actions in Markets

Taxes

Global Markets in Action

Externalities

Public Goods and Common Resources

Markets With Private Information

Consumer Choice and Demand

Production and Cost

Perfect Competition

Monopoly

Oligopoly

Markets for Factors of Production

Economic Inequality

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