Question 1

If a firm's total variable cost exceeds its total revenue,the firm should stop production by shutting down temporarily.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

If total revenue exceeds fixed cost,a firm

Accepted Answer

A)  should produce in the short run. 
B)  has covered its variable cost. 
C)  is making short-run profits. 
D)  may or may not produce in the short run, depending on whether total revenue covers variable cost. 
A)  should produce in the short run. 
B)  has covered its variable cost. 
C)  is making short-run profits. 
D)  may or may not produce in the short run, depending on whether total revenue covers variable cost.

Question 3

Perfectly competitive firms produce up to the point where the price of the good equals the marginal cost of producing the last unit.This condition is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  productive efficiency. 
B)  constant returns to scale. 
C)  allocative efficiency. 
D)  perfectly competitive efficiency. 
A)  productive efficiency. 
B)  constant returns to scale. 
C)  allocative efficiency. 
D)  perfectly competitive efficiency.

Question 4

A constant cost,perfectly competitive market is in long-run equilibrium.At present,there are 1000 firms each producing 400 units of output.The price of the good is $60.Now suppose there is a sudden increase in demand for the industry's product which causes the price of the good to rise to $64.In the new long-run equilibrium,how will the average total cost of producing the good compare to what it was before the price of the good rose?

Accepted Answer

A)  The average total cost will be higher than it was before the price increase since the increase in demand will drive up input prices. 
B)  The average total cost will be lower than it was before the price increase because of economies of scale. 
C)  The average total cost will be higher than it was before the price increase because of diseconomies of scale arising from the increased demand. 
D)  The average total cost will be the same as it was before the price increase. 
A)  The average total cost will be higher than it was before the price increase since the increase in demand will drive up input prices. 
B)  The average total cost will be lower than it was before the price increase because of economies of scale. 
C)  The average total cost will be higher than it was before the price increase because of diseconomies of scale arising from the increased demand. 
D)  The average total cost will be the same as it was before the price increase.

Question 5

Mark Frost grows apples in a perfectly competitive market.If we drew a line in a graph that illustrates Mark's total revenue from selling apples,it would be

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A)  a straight, upward-sloping line. 
B)  a horizontal line. 
C)  a straight, downward-sloping line. 
D)  a curve that is negatively sloped at low levels of output and positively sloped at higher levels of output. 
A)  a straight, upward-sloping line. 
B)  a horizontal line. 
C)  a straight, downward-sloping line. 
D)  a curve that is negatively sloped at low levels of output and positively sloped at higher levels of output.

Question 6

If total variable cost exceeds total revenue at all output levels,a perfectly competitive firm

Accepted Answer

A)  should produce in the short run. 
B)  is making short-run profits. 
C)  should shut down in the short run. 
D)  has covered its fixed cost. 
A)  should produce in the short run. 
B)  is making short-run profits. 
C)  should shut down in the short run. 
D)  has covered its fixed cost.

Question 7

Table 7.1
 $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } 
\hline \text { Quantity } & \begin{array} { c } 
\text { Total Cost } \
\text { (dollars) }
\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } 
\text { Variable Cost } \
\text { (dollars) }
\end{array} \
\hline 0 & \$ 1000 & \$ 0 \
\hline 100 & 1360 & 360 \
\hline 200 & 1560 & 560 \
\hline 300 & 1960 & 960 \
\hline 400 & 2760 & 1760 \
\hline 500 & 4000 & 3000 \
\hline 600 & 5800 & 4800 \
\hline
\end{array}$$ Table 7.1 shows the short-run cost data of a perfectly competitive firm that produces plastic camera cases. Assume that output can only be increased in batches of 100 units.
-Refer to Table 7.1.If the market price of each camera case is $8,the firm's total revenue is

Accepted Answer

A)  $2400. 
B)  $3200. 
C)  $4000. 
D)  $4800. 
A)  $2400. 
B)  $3200. 
C)  $4000. 
D)  $4800.

Question 8

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a monopolistically competitive market structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a large number of independently acting small sellers. 
B)  All sellers sell products that are differentiated. 
C)  There are low barriers to entry of new firms. 
D)  Each firm must react to actions of other firms. 
A)  There is a large number of independently acting small sellers. 
B)  All sellers sell products that are differentiated. 
C)  There are low barriers to entry of new firms. 
D)  Each firm must react to actions of other firms.

Question 9

How are a wheat farmer and a firm similar in a perfectly competitive market?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both face vertical demand curves. 
B)  Both have to lower their prices if a rival firm lowers its price. 
C)  Both face horizontal demand curves. 
D)  Both will earn an economic profit if their total revenue equals their total cost. 
A)  Both face vertical demand curves. 
B)  Both have to lower their prices if a rival firm lowers its price. 
C)  Both face horizontal demand curves. 
D)  Both will earn an economic profit if their total revenue equals their total cost.

Question 10

If a typical firm in a perfectly competitive industry is earning profits,then

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A)  all firms will continue to earn profits. 
B)  new firms will enter in the long run causing market supply to decrease, market price to rise and profits to increase. 
C)  new firms will enter in the long run causing market supply to increase, market price to fall and profits to decrease. 
D)  the number of firms in the industry will remain constant in the long run. 
A)  all firms will continue to earn profits. 
B)  new firms will enter in the long run causing market supply to decrease, market price to rise and profits to increase. 
C)  new firms will enter in the long run causing market supply to increase, market price to fall and profits to decrease. 
D)  the number of firms in the industry will remain constant in the long run.

Question 11

What are the two options for a firm that is operating at a loss in the short run?

Accepted Answer

A)  To reduce output or reduce its variable costs 
B)  To go out of business or declare bankruptcy 
C)  To shut down temporarily or continue to produce 
D)  To adopt new technology or change the size of its physical plant 
A)  To reduce output or reduce its variable costs 
B)  To go out of business or declare bankruptcy 
C)  To shut down temporarily or continue to produce 
D)  To adopt new technology or change the size of its physical plant

Question 12

In a graph that illustrates a perfectly competitive firm,marginal revenue is

Accepted Answer

A)  a diagonal line that lies below the firm's demand curve. 
B)  a line that intersects the firm's demand curve from below at its lowest point. 
C)  a line that intersects the firm's average total cost curve from below at its lowest point. 
D)  the same as the firm's demand curve. 
A)  a diagonal line that lies below the firm's demand curve. 
B)  a line that intersects the firm's demand curve from below at its lowest point. 
C)  a line that intersects the firm's average total cost curve from below at its lowest point. 
D)  the same as the firm's demand curve.

Question 13

If the market price is $25 in a perfectly competitive market,what is the marginal revenue from selling the fifth unit?

Accepted Answer

A)  $5. 
B)  $12.50. 
C)  $25. 
D)  $125. 
A)  $5. 
B)  $12.50. 
C)  $25. 
D)  $125.

Question 14

What is implied by a very large number of small sellers who sell identical products?

Accepted Answer

A)  A multitude of vastly different selling prices 
B)  A downward-sloping demand for each seller's product 
C)  The inability of one seller to influence price 
D)  Chaos in the market 
A)  A multitude of vastly different selling prices 
B)  A downward-sloping demand for each seller's product 
C)  The inability of one seller to influence price 
D)  Chaos in the market

Question 15

In the long run,a firm in a perfectly competitive industry will supply output only if its total revenue covers its

Accepted Answer

A)  explicit plus its implicit costs. 
B)  fixed costs. 
C)  implicit costs. 
D)  explicit costs. 
A)  explicit plus its implicit costs. 
B)  fixed costs. 
C)  implicit costs. 
D)  explicit costs.

Question 16

A perfectly competitive firm in a constant-cost industry produces 3000 units of a good at a total cost of $36 000.The prevailing market price is $15.What will happen to the number of firms in the industry and to the industry's output in the long run?

Accepted Answer

A)  The number of firms and the industry's output increase. 
B)  The number of firms and the industry's output decrease. 
C)  The number of firms remains constant and the industry's output increases. 
D)  The number of firms remains constant and the industry's output decreases. 
A)  The number of firms and the industry's output increase. 
B)  The number of firms and the industry's output decrease. 
C)  The number of firms remains constant and the industry's output increases. 
D)  The number of firms remains constant and the industry's output decreases.

Question 17

Suppose there are economies of scale in the production of a specialised memory chip that is used in manufacturing microwaves.This suggests that the microwave industry is a decreasing-cost industry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

If price = marginal cost at the output produced by a perfectly competitive firm and the firm is earning an economic profit,then

Accepted Answer

A)  marginal revenue is less than price. 
B)  average total cost is at a minimum. 
C)  total revenue equals total cost. 
D)  price exceeds average total cost. 
A)  marginal revenue is less than price. 
B)  average total cost is at a minimum. 
C)  total revenue equals total cost. 
D)  price exceeds average total cost.

Question 19

For a perfectly competitive firm,at the profit-maximising output,average revenue equals marginal cost.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following describes the difference between the market demand curve for a perfectly competitive industry and the demand curve for a firm in this industry?

Accepted Answer

A)  The market demand curve is a horizontal line; the firm's demand curve is downward sloping. 
B)  The market demand curve is downward sloping; the firm's demand curve is a vertical line. 
C)  The market demand curve cannot have a constant slope; the firm's demand curve has a slope equal to zero. 
D)  The market demand curve is downward sloping; the firm's demand curve is a horizontal line. 
A)  The market demand curve is a horizontal line; the firm's demand curve is downward sloping. 
B)  The market demand curve is downward sloping; the firm's demand curve is a vertical line. 
C)  The market demand curve cannot have a constant slope; the firm's demand curve has a slope equal to zero. 
D)  The market demand curve is downward sloping; the firm's demand curve is a horizontal line.

If a firm's total variable cost exceeds its total revenue,the firm should stop production by shutting down temporarily.

If total revenue exceeds fixed cost,a firm

Perfectly competitive firms produce up to the point where the price of the good equals the marginal cost of producing the last unit.This condition is referred to as

Mark Frost grows apples in a perfectly competitive market.If we drew a line in a graph that illustrates Mark's total revenue from selling apples,it would be

If total variable cost exceeds total revenue at all output levels,a perfectly competitive firm

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a monopolistically competitive market structure?

How are a wheat farmer and a firm similar in a perfectly competitive market?

If a typical firm in a perfectly competitive industry is earning profits,then

What are the two options for a firm that is operating at a loss in the short run?

In a graph that illustrates a perfectly competitive firm,marginal revenue is

If the market price is $25 in a perfectly competitive market,what is the marginal revenue from selling the fifth unit?

What is implied by a very large number of small sellers who sell identical products?

In the long run,a firm in a perfectly competitive industry will supply output only if its total revenue covers its

A perfectly competitive firm in a constant-cost industry produces 3000 units of a good at a total cost of $36 000.The prevailing market price is $15.What will happen to the number of firms in the industry and to the industry's output in the long run?

Suppose there are economies of scale in the production of a specialised memory chip that is used in manufacturing microwaves.This suggests that the microwave industry is a decreasing-cost industry.

If price = marginal cost at the output produced by a perfectly competitive firm and the firm is earning an economic profit,then

For a perfectly competitive firm,at the profit-maximising output,average revenue equals marginal cost.

Which of the following describes the difference between the market demand curve for a perfectly competitive industry and the demand curve for a firm in this industry?

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Exam 7: Firms in Perfectly Competitive Markets

If a firm's total variable cost exceeds its total revenue,the firm should stop production by shutting down temporarily.

If total revenue exceeds fixed cost,a firm

Perfectly competitive firms produce up to the point where the price of the good equals the marginal cost of producing the last unit.This condition is referred to as

Mark Frost grows apples in a perfectly competitive market.If we drew a line in a graph that illustrates Mark's total revenue from selling apples,it would be

If total variable cost exceeds total revenue at all output levels,a perfectly competitive firm

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a monopolistically competitive market structure?

How are a wheat farmer and a firm similar in a perfectly competitive market?

If a typical firm in a perfectly competitive industry is earning profits,then

What are the two options for a firm that is operating at a loss in the short run?

In a graph that illustrates a perfectly competitive firm,marginal revenue is

If the market price is $25 in a perfectly competitive market,what is the marginal revenue from selling the fifth unit?

What is implied by a very large number of small sellers who sell identical products?

In the long run,a firm in a perfectly competitive industry will supply output only if its total revenue covers its

A perfectly competitive firm in a constant-cost industry produces 3000 units of a good at a total cost of $36 000.The prevailing market price is $15.What will happen to the number of firms in the industry and to the industry's output in the long run?

Suppose there are economies of scale in the production of a specialised memory chip that is used in manufacturing microwaves.This suggests that the microwave industry is a decreasing-cost industry.

If price = marginal cost at the output produced by a perfectly competitive firm and the firm is earning an economic profit,then

For a perfectly competitive firm,at the profit-maximising output,average revenue equals marginal cost.

Which of the following describes the difference between the market demand curve for a perfectly competitive industry and the demand curve for a firm in this industry?

Economics: Foundations and Models

Choices and Trade-Offs in the Market

Where Prices Come From: the Interaction of Demand and Supply

Elasticity: The Responsiveness of Demand and Supply

Economic Efficiency,government Price Setting and Taxes

Technology,production and Costs

Monopoly Markets

Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly

The Markets for Labour and Other Factors of Production

Government Intervention in the Market

Social Policy and Inequality

Gdp: Measuring Total Production, income and Economic Growth

Unemployment and Inflation

Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply Analysis

Money,banks and the Reserve Bank of Australia

Monetary Policy

Fiscal Policy

Comparative Advantage and the Gains From International Trade

Macroeconomics in an Open Economy

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