Question 1

The demand curve of a monopolistically competitive producer is less elastic than that of a purely competitive producer.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Product variety is likely to be greater in

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A)  monopolistic competition than in pure competition.
B)  pure competition than in monopolistic competition.
C)  homogeneous oligopoly than in monopolistic competition.
D)  homogeneous oligopoly than in differentiated oligopoly.

Question 3

In the long run, the price charged by a monopolistically competitive firm seeking to maximize profit will

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A)  be less than both MC and ATC.
B)  exceed ATC but equal MC.
C)  exceed MC but equal ATC.
D)  exceed both MC and ATC.

Question 4

Which of the following is a measure of the degree of industry concentration?

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A)  Dow Jones Industrial Average
B)  Herfindahl Index
C)  Employment Cost Index
D)  S&P 500 Index

Question 5

Monopolistic competition is characterized by a

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A)  few dominant firms and low entry barriers.
B)  large number of firms and substantial entry barriers.
C)  large number of firms and low entry barriers.
D)  few dominant firms and substantial entry barriers.

Question 6

Which of the following is correct?

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A)  The excess capacity problem diminishes as the monopolistically competitive firm's demand curve becomes less elastic.
B)  The excess capacity problem means that monopolistically competitive firms typically produce at some point on the rising segment of their average total cost curve.
C)  The greater the degree of product variation, the lesser is the excess capacity problem.
D)  The greater the degree of product variation, the greater is the excess capacity problem.

Question 7

Monopolistic competition provides the benefit of product variety but at the cost of productive inefficiency.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

At long-run equilibrium in monopolistic competition, there is

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A)  allocative efficiency but not productive efficiency.
B)  productive efficiency but not allocative efficiency.
C)  both allocative and productive efficiency.
D)  neither allocative nor productive efficiency.

Question 9

The demand curve faced by a monopolistically competitive firm is more elastic than the monopolist's demand curve.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In the long-run equilibrium of a monopolistically competitive industry,

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A)  P = minimum ATC.
B)  P > minimum ATC.
C)  P = MC.
D)  P < MC.

Question 11

Refer to the diagram for a monopolistically competitive firm in short-run equilibrium. This firm will realize an economic

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A)  loss of $320.
B)  profit of $480.
C)  profit of $280.
D)  profit of $600.

Question 12

An important similarity between a monopolistically competitive firm and a pure monopolist is that both

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A)  realize an economic profit in the long run.
B)  achieve allocative efficiency.
C)  face demand curves that are less than perfectly elastic.
D)  achieve productive efficiency.

Question 13

Explain why monopolistically competitive firms have excess capacity.

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Question 14

Industries X and Y both have four-firm concentration ratios of 32 percent, but the Herfindahl index for X is 256, while that for Y is 264. These data suggest

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A)  greater market power in X than in Y.
B)  greater market power in Y than in X.
C)  both industries are strongly oligopolistic.
D)  that price competition is stronger in Y than in X.

Question 15

Refer to the data. The Herfindahl index for the industry is

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A)  1,600.
B)  18,000.
C)  1,800.
D)  80.

Question 16

In monopolistically competitive markets, resources are

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A)  overallocated because long-run equilibrium occurs where price exceeds marginal cost.
B)  underallocated because long-run equilibrium occurs where price exceeds marginal cost.
C)  overallocated because long-run equilibrium occurs where marginal cost exceeds price.
D)  underallocated because long-run equilibrium occurs where marginal cost exceeds price.

Question 17

Answer the question on the basis of the following demand and cost data for a specific firm.  Suppose that entry of firms into the industry changes this firm's demand schedule from columns 1 and 3 to columns 2 and 3. Maximum economic profit will

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A)  decrease to $25.
B)  decrease to $35.
C)  decrease to $70.
D)  decrease to zero.

Question 18

Answer the question on the basis of the following short run demand and cost data for a specific firm.  In the long run, the number of firms in this monopolistic competitive industry will most likely

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A)  decrease.
B)  increase.
C)  stay the same.
D)  The answer cannot be determined from the given data.

Question 19

If the representative firm in a monopolistically competitive industry has an optimal output where P < ATC, the industry will expand in the long run.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A monopolistically competitive industry combines elements of both competition and monopoly. The competition element results from

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A)  the likelihood of collusion.
B)  product differentiation.
C)  low entry barriers.
D)  mutual interdependence in decision making.

Exam 13: Monopolistic Competition

Refer to the data. The Herfindahl index for the industry is

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The demand curve faced by a monopolistically competitive firm is more elastic than the monopolist's demand curve.

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An important similarity between a monopolistically competitive firm and a pure monopolist is that both

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Which of the following is a measure of the degree of industry concentration?

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Refer to the diagram for a monopolistically competitive firm in short-run equilibrium. This firm will realize an economic

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Explain why monopolistically competitive firms have excess capacity.

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Product variety is likely to be greater in

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Monopolistic competition provides the benefit of product variety but at the cost of productive inefficiency.

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Monopolistic competition is characterized by a

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In the long-run equilibrium of a monopolistically competitive industry,

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Which of the following is correct?

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If the representative firm in a monopolistically competitive industry has an optimal output where P < ATC, the industry will expand in the long run.

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The demand curve of a monopolistically competitive producer is less elastic than that of a purely competitive producer.

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