Question 1

A firm has the opportunity for price discrimination when

Accepted Answer

A)  the firm has market power. 
B)  the firm is subject to price controls. 
C)  the firm is able to promote the resale of the good or service. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 2

At the profit-maximizing level of output,price is ________ marginal cost for a perfectly competitive firm and price is ________ marginal cost for a monopolist.

Accepted Answer

A)  equal to; greater than 
B)  equal to; less than 
C)  equal to; equal to 
D)  greater than; equal to

Question 3

Provide three examples of price discrimination.

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Question 4

-Refer to Figure 10.3.The profit-maximizing price for this firm is

Accepted Answer

A)  $5. 
B)  $7. 
C)  $9. 
D)  $11.

Question 5

Which type of barrier to entry allows the electric company to maintain a monopoly over the production of electricity?

Accepted Answer

A)  a patent 
B)  economies of scale 
C)  diseconomies of scale 
D)  ownership of a scarce factor of production

Question 6

-Refer to Figure 10.3.The profit-maximizing level of output for this monopolist is ________ units of output.

Accepted Answer

A)  20 
B)  22 
C)  24 
D)  26

Question 7

Suppose that the price elasticities of demand for pharmaceutical products differ across several customer groups.If senior citizens have the most elastic demand for pharmaceutical products,they will receive

Accepted Answer

A)  the greatest quantity of pharmaceutical products. 
B)  the highest price for pharmaceutical products. 
C)  the lowest price for pharmaceutical products. 
D)  the smallest quantity of pharmaceutical products.

Question 8

An unnatural monopoly occurs when the scale economies in production are so large that only a single firm can earn profit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Table 10.3
-Refer to Table 10.3.The competitive industry will choose to produce ________ units of output.

Accepted Answer

A)  4 
B)  5 
C)  6 
D)  7

Question 10

A monopoly is a market that consists of one buyer and many sellers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

For a profit-maximizing monopolist,price

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A)  equals marginal revenue. 
B)  is less than marginal revenue. 
C)  is greater than marginal revenue. 
D)  can be greater than or less than marginal revenue.

Question 12

A local cable company has a monopoly on cable service.If it sells 20 of the services its total revenue is $10,000 and if it sells 21 services its total revenue is $10,600.The marginal revenue of the 21st service sold is

Accepted Answer

A)  $13. 
B)  $600. 
C)  $800. 
D)  $850.

Question 13

What is price discrimination?

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The answer of What is price discrimination?...

Question 14

Rent seeking will lower the social cost of monopoly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

-Refer to Figure 10.9.The deadweight loss for this monopoly is area

Accepted Answer

A)  ACF. 
B)  FGBC. 
C)  BEC. 
D)  FABE.

Question 16

Price discrimination is best described as a firm charging different prices from other firms selling the same product or service.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A monopolist is a price maker,but is not entirely free to set the price of its product.Explain.

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Question 18

Suppose the widget industry is perfectly competitive and faces constant returns to scale.A monopoly purchases all widget producers in the market.List three ways in which the market outcome under monopoly will differ from the market outcome under perfect competition.

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Question 19

Compared to a monopoly market,a perfectly competitive market will produce more output at a higher price.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The benefits of patents encourage firms to undertake expensive research and development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: Monopoly and Price Discrimination

A firm has the opportunity for price discrimination when

At the profit-maximizing level of output,price is marginal cost for a perfectly competitive firm and price is marginal cost for a monopolist.

Provide three examples of price discrimination.

-Refer to Figure 10.3.The profit-maximizing price for this firm is

Which type of barrier to entry allows the electric company to maintain a monopoly over the production of electricity?

-Refer to Figure 10.3.The profit-maximizing level of output for this monopolist is ________ units of output.

Suppose that the price elasticities of demand for pharmaceutical products differ across several customer groups.If senior citizens have the most elastic demand for pharmaceutical products,they will receive

An unnatural monopoly occurs when the scale economies in production are so large that only a single firm can earn profit.

Table 10.3 -Refer to Table 10.3.The competitive industry will choose to produce ________ units of output.

A monopoly is a market that consists of one buyer and many sellers.

For a profit-maximizing monopolist,price

A local cable company has a monopoly on cable service.If it sells 20 of the services its total revenue is $10,000 and if it sells 21 services its total revenue is $10,600.The marginal revenue of the 21st service sold is

What is price discrimination?

Rent seeking will lower the social cost of monopoly.

-Refer to Figure 10.9.The deadweight loss for this monopoly is area

Price discrimination is best described as a firm charging different prices from other firms selling the same product or service.

A monopolist is a price maker,but is not entirely free to set the price of its product.Explain.

Suppose the widget industry is perfectly competitive and faces constant returns to scale.A monopoly purchases all widget producers in the market.List three ways in which the market outcome under monopoly will differ from the market outcome under perfect competition.

Compared to a monopoly market,a perfectly competitive market will produce more output at a higher price.

The benefits of patents encourage firms to undertake expensive research and development.