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Economics 1 - Principles of Economics » Summer 2021 » End of Week Quiz Chapter 8 to 10

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Question #1

If marginal cost is rising in a competitive firm's short-run production process and its average variable cost is falling as output is increased, then

A. average fixed cost is constant.

B. marginal cost is below average fixed cost.

C. marginal cost is below average variable cost.

D. marginal cost is above average variable cost.

Question #2

In Sam's greenhouse operation, labor is the only short term variable input. After completing a cost analysis, if the marginal product of labor is the same for each unit of labor, this will imply that

A. the average product of labor is always greater that the marginal product of labor.

B. the average product of labor is always equal to the marginal product of labor.

C. as more labor inputs are used, the average product of labor inputs will fall.

D. the average product of labor is always less than the marginal product of labor.

Question #3

If the price that a firm charges is higher than its ___________ cost of production for that quantity produced, then the firm will earn profits.

A. marginal

B. variable

C. fixed

D. average

Question #4

The term _______ refers to a firm operating in a perfectly competitive market that must take the prevailing market price for its product.

A. price setter

B. price taker

C. business entity

D. trend setter

Question #5

Why would a profit-seeking firm need to tailor its decisions about the quantity of labor inputs that it purchases?

A. the quantity of labor is the only variable cost choice a profit-seeking firm can make

B. to produce the highest profitable quantity of output at the lowest possible marginal cost

C. to produce the profit-maximizing quantity of output at the lowest possible average cost

D. deciding what quantity to produce is one of the major choices a profit-seeking firm makes

Question #6

When a business adopts a strategy of reducing and/or discontinuing production in response to a sustained pattern of losses, it is

A. considering opportunity costs.

B. considering capital investments.

C. preparing to reach its shutdown point.

D. preparing to exit operations.

Question #7

In the _______ , the perfectly competitive firm will react to profits by _____________________ .

A. long run; tailoring their quality controls

B. short run; increasing quality of products

C. short run; reducing its labor inputs

D. long run; increasing its production

Question #8

If a competitive firm experiences a shift in costs of production that decreases marginal costs at all levels of output,

A. expanding output levels at any given price will be profitable.

B. producing less at any market price will off-set marginal cost .

C. the firm's marginal cost curve will shift to the left.

D. the firm's demand curve will also shift to the left.

Question #9

Under perfect competition, any profit-maximizing producer faces a market price equal to its

A. variable costs

B. marginal costs

C. average costs

D. total costs

Question #10

A natural monopoly occurs when the quantity demanded is _________ the minimum quantity it takes to be at the bottom of the long-run average cost curve.

A. less than

B. a or c above

C. greater than

D. equal to

Question #11

The US government has registered _________ on behalf of business firms to protect a particularly distinct element each has selected for its ability to aid consumers to easily _________.

A. 800,000 trademarks; identify the source of goods

B. 200,000 trade secrets; create a natural monopoly

C. 200,00 patents; license for use

D. 1 million copyright licenses; identify the authors of creative works

Question #12

Occasionally, _________ may lead to pure monopoly; in other market conditions, they may limit competition _________.

A. deregulation; requiring new patent law

B. deregulation; requiring new copyright law

C. barriers to entry; to a natural monopoly

D. barriers to entry; to a few oligopoly firms

Question #13

The marginal revenue curve for a monopolist _________ the market demand curve.

A. always rises above

B. always is the same

C. always runs parallel

D. always lies beneath

Question #14

If a firm holds a pure monopoly in the market and is able to sell 5 units of output at $4.00 per unit and 6 units of output at $3,90 per unit, it will produce and sell the sixth unit if its marginal cost is

A. $3.40 or less

B. $3.50 or less

C. $3.90 or less

D. $4.00 or less

Question #15

For a pure monopoly to exist,

A. there are limited sellers in a particular industry

B. there are a few sellers in a given industry

C. there is only one seller, therefore no industry

D. there is a single seller in a particular industry

Question #16

Deregulation occurs when a government eliminates or scales back rules relating to all but one of the following. Which one is it?

A. natural monopoly

B. prices that can be charged

C. quantities that can be produced

D. conditions of entry in a certain industry

Question #17

Which of the following denotes the typical shape of the monopolist's total cost curve?

A. total costs rise and grow steeper as output rises

B. higher output levels create the typical downward sloping cost curve

C. total costs are typically constant and are shown by a straight horizontal line

D. total costs decrease and become flatter as output rises

Question #18

_______________ law implies ownership over an idea or concept or image

A. Copyright

B. Patent

C. Intellectual property

D. Trademark

Question #19

If monopolistic competitors must expect a process of entry and exit like perfectly competitive firms,

A. they will be unable to earn higher-than-normal profits in the short run.

B. they will wish to cooperate to make decisions about what quantity to produce.

C. they will be unable to earn higher-than-normal profits in the long run.

D. they will wish to cooperate to make decisions about what price to charge.

Question #20

The shape of the perceived demand curve for a perfectly competitive firm reflects that firm's ability to

A. sell any quantity it wishes at the prevailing market price.

B. lose fewer customers than a monopoly that raised its prices.

C. raise its price without losing all of its customers.

D. choose any combination of price and quantity.

Question #21

In a monopolistic competitive industry, firms can try to differentiate their products by

A. choosing optimal locations from which the product is sold.

B. enhancing the intangible aspects of the product.

C. creating optimal perceptions of the product.

D. enhancing productâ€™s physical aspects and all of the above.

Question #22

If a monopoly or a monopolistic competitor raises their prices, the quantity demanded ____________.

A. will decline

B. will expand

C. stays the same

D. will decline in the short run

Question #23

A monopolistically competitive industry does not display ____________ in either the short-run, when firms are making ____________, nor in the long-run, when firms are earning ____________.

A. productive and allocative efficiency; profits and losses; zero profits

B. productive and allocative efficiency; profits and losses; negative profits

C. allocative efficiency; profits and losses; negative profits

D. productive efficiency; profits and losses; zero profits

Question #24

The single most common form of competition in the U.S. is

A. perfect competition among firms with differentiated products.

B. oligopolistic competition in a certain market with similar products.

C. perfect competition because it displays product and allocative efficiencies.

D. monopolistic competition among firms with differentiated products.

Question #25

____________ occurs when circumstances have allowed several large firms to have all or most of the sales in an industry.

A. A monopoly

B. Collusion

C. A cartel

D. An oligopoly

Question #26

A successful advertising campaign may allow competing monopolists to

A. sell a greater quantity.

B. increase its profits.

C. charge a higher price.

D. do all of the above.

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