Question 1

Figure 14-2    
-Refer to Figure 14-2.Which of the following statements is correct?

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A)   Panel C represents the typical demand curve for a perfectly competitive industry.
B)   Panel B represents the typical demand curve for a monopoly.
C)   Panel B represents the typical demand curve for a perfectly competitive firm.
D)   All of the above are correct.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Scenario 14-4
Suppose a monopolist has a demand curve that can be expressed as P=90-Q.The monopolist's marginal revenue curve can be expressed as MR=90-2Q.The monopolist has constant marginal costs and average total costs of $10.
-Refer to Scenario 14-4.The profit-maximizing monopolist will charge a price of

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A)   $50.
B)   $40.
C)   $20.
D)   $10.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

In the market for "home heating" consumers typically have several options (e.g.,electricity,heating fuel,natural gas,propane,etc.),yet we often think of firms in this industry as behaving like monopolists.Discuss the context in which your electricity provider is a monopolist.Is this characterization universally applicable? Explain your answer.

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Question 4

What is the shape of the monopolist's marginal revenue curve?

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A)   a downward-sloping line that is identical to the demand curve
B)   a downward-sloping line that lies below the demand curve
C)   a horizontal line that is identical to the demand curve
D)   a horizontal line that lies below the demand curveE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Describe how government is involved in creating a monopoly.Why might the government create one? Give an example.

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Question 6

Table 14-12
The following table provides information on the price,quantity,and average total cost for a monopoly.
 
-Refer to Table 14-12.If the firm produces the profit-maximizing level of output,it will earn profits of

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A)   $24.
B)   $18.
C)   $15.
D)   $12.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Most firms have

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A)   no monopoly pricing power.
B)   some monopoly pricing power.
C)   absolute monopoly pricing power.
D)   the ability to earn monopoly profits.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

A benefit to society of the patent and copyright laws is that those laws

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A)   help to keep prices down.
B)   help to prevent a single firm from acquiring ownership of a key resource.
C)   encourage creative activity.
D)   discourage the production of inefficient products.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

In a market characterized by monopoly,the market demand curve is

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A)   upward sloping.
B)   horizontal.
C)   downward sloping.
D)   vertical.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Economic welfare is generally measured by (i) profit.
(ii) total surplus.
(iii) the price consumers pay for the product.

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A)   (i) and (ii) only
B)   (ii) and (iii) only
C)   (ii) only
D)   (i) ,(ii) ,and (iii) E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 11

In the majority of cases where there is a natural monopoly in the United States,the government usually deals with the problem

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A)   by splitting the natural monopoly into smaller companies.
B)   through regulation.
C)   by turning the natural monopoly into a public enterprise.
D)   by doing nothing.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

The task of economic regulation is to

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A)   protect monopoly profits.
B)   approximate the results of the competitive market.
C)   replace competition with government ownership.
D)   increase competition within the market.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Consumers' willingness to pay for a good minus the amount they actually pay for it equals

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A)   consumer surplus.
B)   consumer benefit.
C)   price discriminant.
D)   deadweight loss.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Price discrimination is prohibited by antitrust laws.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Most markets are not monopolies in the real world because

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A)   firms usually face downward-sloping demand curves.
B)   supply curves slope upward.
C)   firms usually equate price with marginal cost.
D)   there are reasonable substitutes for most goods.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 16

Antitrust laws give the Justice Department the authority to challenge potential mergers between companies in an effort to safeguard society from monopoly power.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What happens to the price and quantity sold of a drug when its patent runs out? (i) The price will fall.
(ii) The quantity sold will fall.
(iii) The marginal cost of producing the drug will rise.

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A)   (i) only
B)   (i) and (ii) only
C)   (ii) and (iii) only
D)   (i) ,(ii) ,and (iii) E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

A profit-maximizing monopolist will produce the level of output at which

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A)   average revenue is equal to average total cost.
B)   average revenue is equal to marginal cost.
C)   marginal revenue is equal to marginal cost.
D)   total revenue is equal to opportunity cost.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Because many good substitutes exist for a competitive firm's product,the demand curve that it faces is

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A)   unit-elastic.
B)   perfectly inelastic.
C)   perfectly elastic.
D)   inelastic only over a certain region.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 20

Figure 14-1 
-Refer to Figure 14-1.The shape of the average total cost curve reveals information about the nature of the barrier to entry that might exist in a monopoly market.Which of the following monopoly types best coincides with the figure?

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A)   ownership of a key resource by a single firm
B)   natural monopoly
C)   government-created monopoly
D)   a patent or copyright monopolyE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Exam 14: Monopoly

Figure 14-2 -Refer to Figure 14-2.Which of the following statements is correct?

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In the majority of cases where there is a natural monopoly in the United States,the government usually deals with the problem

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Antitrust laws give the Justice Department the authority to challenge potential mergers between companies in an effort to safeguard society from monopoly power.

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The task of economic regulation is to

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In a market characterized by monopoly,the market demand curve is

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Consumers' willingness to pay for a good minus the amount they actually pay for it equals

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A profit-maximizing monopolist will produce the level of output at which

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Most markets are not monopolies in the real world because

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Most firms have

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Because many good substitutes exist for a competitive firm's product,the demand curve that it faces is

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Figure 14-1 -Refer to Figure 14-1.The shape of the average total cost curve reveals information about the nature of the barrier to entry that might exist in a monopoly market.Which of the following monopoly types best coincides with the figure?

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What is the shape of the monopolist's marginal revenue curve?

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Describe how government is involved in creating a monopoly.Why might the government create one? Give an example.

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Price discrimination is prohibited by antitrust laws.

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A benefit to society of the patent and copyright laws is that those laws

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What happens to the price and quantity sold of a drug when its patent runs out? (i) The price will fall. (ii) The quantity sold will fall. (iii) The marginal cost of producing the drug will rise.

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Economic welfare is generally measured by (i) profit. (ii) total surplus. (iii) the price consumers pay for the product.

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Table 14-12 The following table provides information on the price,quantity,and average total cost for a monopoly. -Refer to Table 14-12.If the firm produces the profit-maximizing level of output,it will earn profits of

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Exam 14: Monopoly

Figure 14-2 -Refer to Figure 14-2.Which of the following statements is correct?

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In the majority of cases where there is a natural monopoly in the United States,the government usually deals with the problem

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Figure 14-1 -Refer to Figure 14-1.The shape of the average total cost curve reveals information about the nature of the barrier to entry that might exist in a monopoly market.Which of the following monopoly types best coincides with the figure?

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Price discrimination is prohibited by antitrust laws.

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Economic welfare is generally measured by (i) profit. (ii) total surplus. (iii) the price consumers pay for the product.

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