Econ 101 - Microeconomics » Winter 2022 » iVAT Chapter 14

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Question #1
Marginal revenue for a monopolist is:
A.   Constant.
B.   Greater than price.
C.   Increasing.
D.   Below price.
E.     
F.   Equal to price.
Question #2
Marginal revenue for a monopolist is below price:
A.   Due to the fact that in order to purchase additional unit, a monopolist must increase the price for all of the previous units.
B.   Due to the fact that in order to sell an additional unit, a monopolist must increase the price for all of the previous units.
C.   Due to the fact that a monopolist is a price taker.
D.   Due to the fact that in order to sell an additional unit, a monopolist must reduce the price for all of the previous units.
Question #3
If the marginal revenue of the monopolist's sixth unit of production is $4 and its marginal cost is $9, the firm should
A.   Decrease production.
B.   Increase production.
C.   Shut down.
D.   Maintain the same level of production.
E.   None of the available answers.
Question #4
When compared to a perfectly competitive industry, a monopolist produces:
A.   Lower output at a lower price.
B.   Lower output at a higher price.
C.   Larger output at a higher price.
D.   Exactly the same manner as a perfect competitor.
E.   Slightly lower output and a much lower price.
Question #5
A pure monopoly without competitors:
A.   Will always earn economic profits.
B.   Cannot influence the price of its product.
C.   Faces a perfectly inelastic demand curve for its product.
D.   Can influence the price of its product by controlling output.
E.   Faces a perfectly elastic demand curve for its product.
Question #6
Welfare loss (deadweight loss) occurs when a market is monopolized:
A.   Due to the fact that deadweight loss is inherent when a market is competitive.
B.   Due to the fact that higher output will be produced and lower prices will be charged relative to a competitive market.
C.   Due to the fact that monopolization is inherently unfair.
D.   Due to the fact that lower output will be produced and higher prices will be charged relative to a competitive market.
Question #7
A price-discriminating monopolist:
A.   Has the same level of output as a normal monopolist.
B.   Produces where price equals total cost.
C.   Charges a different price to different customers.
D.   Charges the same price to everyone.
E.   Produces where P=MR=AVC.
Question #8
iTunes charges British customers 20 percent more than customers in France and Germany. Apple defended the price differential, saying that the “underlying economic model in each country has an impact on how we price our track downloads.” An economist would say that Apple is engaged in:
A.   Consumer sovereignty.
B.   Producer sovereignty.
C.   Price discrimination.
D.   Price gouging.
Question #9
Welfare losses under perfect price discrimination are greater than instances where a market is monopolized without price discrimination.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #10
A price discriminating monopolist is able to extract all of the consumer surplus in a market.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #11
The level of output from a perfect price discriminating monopolist is less than under perfectly competitive conditions.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #12
A natural monopoly occurs when:
A.   None of the available answers.
B.   Naturally occurring competitive strengths of the firm lower costs.
C.   One firm can produce a given quantity at a lower price than having multiple firms producing the same given quantity.
D.   Multiple firms can compete and lower costs.
E.   There are exceptionally low indivisible setup costs in that industry.
Question #13
Which of the following markets could be considered monopolistically competitive?
A.   Electric utility market.
B.   Fast-food industry.
C.   Corn Market.
D.   Soy bean market.
Question #14
Because monopolistic competition is similar to ________ in that products are differentiated and competition occurs on dimensions other than price, firms in monopolistic competition will tend to ____
A.   Monopoly; go out of business.
B.   Monopoly; earn zero economic profit in the long run.
C.   Perfect competition; charge a price that is greater than.
D.   Monopoly; charge a price that is greater than marginal cost.
E.   Perfect competition; earn zero economic profit in the long run.
Question #15
If a monopolistically competitive firm is earning economic profits in the short run:
A.   Price will be driven down to minimum average total cost in the long run.
B.   Its output will increase in the long run.
C.   These profits will persist in the long run because of the firm's limited monopoly power.
D.   These profits will be eliminated in the long run as new firms enter the industry.

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