Question 1

The marginal revenue curve for a monopolist:

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A)  is a straight,upsloping curve. 
B)  rises at first,reaches a maximum,and then declines. 
C)  becomes negative when output increases beyond some particular level. 
D)  is a straight line,parallel to the horizontal axis. 
A)  is a straight,upsloping curve. 
B)  rises at first,reaches a maximum,and then declines. 
C)  becomes negative when output increases beyond some particular level. 
D)  is a straight line,parallel to the horizontal axis.

Question 2

The MR = MC rule:

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A)  applies only to pure competition. 
B)  applies only to pure monopoly. 
C)  does not apply to pure monopoly because price exceeds marginal revenue. 
D)  applies both to pure monopoly and pure competition. 
A)  applies only to pure competition. 
B)  applies only to pure monopoly. 
C)  does not apply to pure monopoly because price exceeds marginal revenue. 
D)  applies both to pure monopoly and pure competition.

Question 3

An important economic problem associated with pure monopoly is that,at the profit-maximizing outputs,resources are:

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A)  overallocated because price exceeds marginal cost. 
B)  overallocated because marginal cost exceeds price. 
C)  underallocated because price exceeds marginal cost. 
D)  underallocated because marginal cost exceeds price. 
A)  overallocated because price exceeds marginal cost. 
B)  overallocated because marginal cost exceeds price. 
C)  underallocated because price exceeds marginal cost. 
D)  underallocated because marginal cost exceeds price.

Question 4

At its profit-maximizing output,a pure nondiscriminating monopolist achieves:

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A)  neither productive efficiency nor allocative efficiency. 
B)  both productive efficiency and allocative efficiency. 
C)  productive efficiency but not allocative efficiency. 
D)  allocative efficiency but not productive efficiency. 
A)  neither productive efficiency nor allocative efficiency. 
B)  both productive efficiency and allocative efficiency. 
C)  productive efficiency but not allocative efficiency. 
D)  allocative efficiency but not productive efficiency.

Question 5

Which of the following conditions is not required for price discrimination?

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A)  Buyers with different elasticities must be physically separate from each other. 
B)  The good or service cannot be profitably resold by original buyers. 
C)  The seller must be able to segment the market,that is,to distinguish buyers with different elasticities of demand. 
D)  The seller must possess some degree of monopoly power. 
A)  Buyers with different elasticities must be physically separate from each other. 
B)  The good or service cannot be profitably resold by original buyers. 
C)  The seller must be able to segment the market,that is,to distinguish buyers with different elasticities of demand. 
D)  The seller must possess some degree of monopoly power.

Question 6

Answer the question on the basis of the demand schedule shown below: $$\begin{array}{l}
\begin{array} { c c c } 
&&\text { Quantity }\
\text { Price } && \text { Demanded } \
\hline
\$ 77 & & 1 \
6 & & 2 \
5 & & 3 \
4 & & 4 \
3 & & 5
\end{array}
\end{array}$$ Refer to the data.The marginal revenue obtained from selling the third unit of output is:

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A)  $6. 
B)  $1. 
C)  $2. 
D)  $5. 
A)  $6. 
B)  $1. 
C)  $2. 
D)  $5.

Question 7

A pure monopolist is producing an output such that ATC = $4,P = $5,MC = $2,and MR = $3.This firm is realizing:

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A)  a loss that could be reduced by producing more output. 
B)  a loss that could be reduced by producing less output. 
C)  an economic profit that could be increased by producing more output. 
D)  an economic profit that could be increased by producing less output. 
A)  a loss that could be reduced by producing more output. 
B)  a loss that could be reduced by producing less output. 
C)  an economic profit that could be increased by producing more output. 
D)  an economic profit that could be increased by producing less output.

Question 8

When a firm is on the inelastic segment of its demand curve,it can:

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A)  increase total revenue by reducing price. 
B)  decrease total costs by decreasing price. 
C)  increase profits by increasing price. 
D)  increase total revenue by more than the increase in total cost by increasing price. 
A)  increase total revenue by reducing price. 
B)  decrease total costs by decreasing price. 
C)  increase profits by increasing price. 
D)  increase total revenue by more than the increase in total cost by increasing price.

Question 9

Which of the following is not a barrier to entry?

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A)  Patents. 
B)  X-inefficiency. 
C)  Economies of scale. 
D)  Ownership of essential resources. 
A)  Patents. 
B)  X-inefficiency. 
C)  Economies of scale. 
D)  Ownership of essential resources.

Question 10

Economic profit in the long run is:

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A)  possible for both a pure monopoly and a pure competitor. 
B)  possible for a pure monopoly but not for a pure competitor. 
C)  impossible for both a pure monopolist and a pure competitor. 
D)  only possible when barriers to entry are nonexistent. 
A)  possible for both a pure monopoly and a pure competitor. 
B)  possible for a pure monopoly but not for a pure competitor. 
C)  impossible for both a pure monopolist and a pure competitor. 
D)  only possible when barriers to entry are nonexistent.

Question 11

If a nondiscriminating pure monopolist decides to sell one more unit of output,the marginal revenue associated with that unit will be:

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A)  equal to its price. 
B)  the price at which that unit is sold less the price reductions that apply to all other units of output. 
C)  the price at which that unit is sold plus the price increases that apply to all other units of output. 
D)  indeterminate unless marginal cost data are known. 
A)  equal to its price. 
B)  the price at which that unit is sold less the price reductions that apply to all other units of output. 
C)  the price at which that unit is sold plus the price increases that apply to all other units of output. 
D)  indeterminate unless marginal cost data are known.

Question 12

Other things equal,in which of the following cases would economic profit be the greatest?

Accepted Answer

A)  An unregulated monopolist that is able to engage in price discrimination. 
B)  An unregulated,nondiscriminating monopolist. 
C)  A regulated monopolist charging a price equal to average total cost. 
D)  A regulated monopolist charging a price equal to marginal cost. 
A)  An unregulated monopolist that is able to engage in price discrimination. 
B)  An unregulated,nondiscriminating monopolist. 
C)  A regulated monopolist charging a price equal to average total cost. 
D)  A regulated monopolist charging a price equal to marginal cost.

Question 13

A dilemma of regulation is that:

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A)  the regulated price that achieves allocative efficiency is also likely to result in persistent economic profits. 
B)  the regulated price that results in a "fair return" restricts output by more than would unregulated monopoly. 
C)  regulated pricing always conflicts with the "due process" provision of the Constitution. 
D)  the regulated price that achieves allocative efficiency is also likely to result in losses. 
A)  the regulated price that achieves allocative efficiency is also likely to result in persistent economic profits. 
B)  the regulated price that results in a "fair return" restricts output by more than would unregulated monopoly. 
C)  regulated pricing always conflicts with the "due process" provision of the Constitution. 
D)  the regulated price that achieves allocative efficiency is also likely to result in losses.

Question 14

A nondiscriminating pure monopolist finds that it can sell its 50th unit of output for $50.We can surmise that the marginal:

Accepted Answer

A)  cost of the 50th unit is also $50. 
B)  revenue of the 50th unit is also $50. 
C)  revenue of the 50th unit is less than $50. 
D)  revenue of the 50th unit is greater than $50. 
A)  cost of the 50th unit is also $50. 
B)  revenue of the 50th unit is also $50. 
C)  revenue of the 50th unit is less than $50. 
D)  revenue of the 50th unit is greater than $50.

Question 15

In which one of the following market models is X-inefficiency least likely to be present?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pure competition. 
B)  Oligopoly. 
C)  Monopolistic competition. 
D)  Pure monopoly. 
A)  Pure competition. 
B)  Oligopoly. 
C)  Monopolistic competition. 
D)  Pure monopoly.

Question 16

A monopolistic firm has a sales schedule such that it can sell 10 prefabricated garages per week at $10,000 each,but if it restricts its output to 9 per week it can sell these at $11,000 each.The marginal revenue of the tenth unit of sales per week is:

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A)  -$1,000. 
B)  $9,000. 
C)  $10,000. 
D)  $1,000. 
A)  -$1,000. 
B)  $9,000. 
C)  $10,000. 
D)  $1,000.

Question 17

(Last Word): Network effects on the Internet:

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A)  help firms like Google and Facebook dominate their respective markets. 
B)  allow many firms to operate,making Internet markets highly competitive. 
C)  cause economies of scale to be exhausted quickly. 
D)  create a level playing field for all types of media,communication,and commerce on the Internet. 
A)  help firms like Google and Facebook dominate their respective markets. 
B)  allow many firms to operate,making Internet markets highly competitive. 
C)  cause economies of scale to be exhausted quickly. 
D)  create a level playing field for all types of media,communication,and commerce on the Internet.

Question 18

If a regulatory commission imposes upon a nondiscriminating natural monopoly a price that is equal to marginal cost and below average total cost at the resulting output,then:

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A)  the firm will realize an economic profit. 
B)  the firm will earn only a normal profit. 
C)  allocative efficiency will be worsened. 
D)  the firm must be subsidized or it will go bankrupt. 
A)  the firm will realize an economic profit. 
B)  the firm will earn only a normal profit. 
C)  allocative efficiency will be worsened. 
D)  the firm must be subsidized or it will go bankrupt.

Question 19

Answer the question on the basis of the following table showing the demand schedule facing a nondiscriminating monopolist: $\begin{array}{ccc}
P & & Q_{d} \
\hline
\$10 & & 1 \
7&&2\
5 & & 3 \
3 & & 4 \
1 & & 5
\end{array}$ Refer to the table.Assume that this monopolist faces zero production costs.The profit-maximizing monopolist will set a price of:

Accepted Answer

A)  $10. 
B)  $7. 
C)  $5. 
D)  $3. 
A)  $10. 
B)  $7. 
C)  $5. 
D)  $3.

Question 20

For a pure monopolist the relationship between total revenue and marginal revenue is such that:

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A)  marginal revenue is positive when total revenue is at a maximum. 
B)  total revenue is positive when marginal revenue is increasing,but total revenue becomes negative when marginal revenue is decreasing. 
C)  marginal revenue is positive when total revenue is increasing,but marginal revenue becomes negative when total revenue is decreasing. 
D)  marginal revenue is positive so long as total revenue is positive. 
A)  marginal revenue is positive when total revenue is at a maximum. 
B)  total revenue is positive when marginal revenue is increasing,but total revenue becomes negative when marginal revenue is decreasing. 
C)  marginal revenue is positive when total revenue is increasing,but marginal revenue becomes negative when total revenue is decreasing. 
D)  marginal revenue is positive so long as total revenue is positive.

Exam 12: Pure Monopoly

The marginal revenue curve for a monopolist:

The MR = MC rule:

An important economic problem associated with pure monopoly is that,at the profit-maximizing outputs,resources are:

At its profit-maximizing output,a pure nondiscriminating monopolist achieves:

Which of the following conditions is not required for price discrimination?

Answer the question on the basis of the demand schedule shown below: Quantity Price Demanded \ 77 1 6 2 5 3 4 4 3 5 Refer to the data.The marginal revenue obtained from selling the third unit of output is:

A pure monopolist is producing an output such that ATC = $4,P = $5,MC = $2,and MR = $3.This firm is realizing:

When a firm is on the inelastic segment of its demand curve,it can:

Which of the following is not a barrier to entry?

Economic profit in the long run is:

If a nondiscriminating pure monopolist decides to sell one more unit of output,the marginal revenue associated with that unit will be:

Other things equal,in which of the following cases would economic profit be the greatest?

A dilemma of regulation is that:

A nondiscriminating pure monopolist finds that it can sell its 50th unit of output for $50.We can surmise that the marginal:

In which one of the following market models is X-inefficiency least likely to be present?

A monopolistic firm has a sales schedule such that it can sell 10 prefabricated garages per week at $10,000 each,but if it restricts its output to 9 per week it can sell these at $11,000 each.The marginal revenue of the tenth unit of sales per week is:

(Last Word): Network effects on the Internet:

If a regulatory commission imposes upon a nondiscriminating natural monopoly a price that is equal to marginal cost and below average total cost at the resulting output,then:

Answer the question on the basis of the following table showing the demand schedule facing a nondiscriminating monopolist: P \1 0 1 7 2 5 3 3 4 1 5 Refer to the table.Assume that this monopolist faces zero production costs.The profit-maximizing monopolist will set a price of:

For a pure monopolist the relationship between total revenue and marginal revenue is such that:

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