Question 1

For a monopolist,

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A)   marginal revenue is less than price.
B)   marginal revenue equals price.
C)   marginal revenue is greater than price.
D)   marginal revenue equals average revenue.

Question 2

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-In the above figure, marginal cost and marginal revenue are equal at output

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A)   Q5.
B)   Q1.
C)   Q3.
D)   Q2.

Question 3

-Refer to the above figure. The firm is currently producing at  . The firm should

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A)   reduce production.
B)   leave production as it is.
C)   increase production.
D)   shut down.

Question 4

Suppose that a drug for treating cancer is cleared by the Food and Drug Administration and that the company is successful in obtaining a patent for its product. Which of the following is then true?

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A)   The patent holder now faces barriers to entry.
B)   The method of producing the product would not be considered intellectual property.
C)   The patent holder has a monopoly.
D)   The drug would have many close substitutes.

Question 5

If a monopolist produces to a point at which marginal revenue is more than marginal cost then

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A)   the firm should increase output.
B)   the firm should reduce output.
C)   the firm is maximizing profits.
D)   we do not know if the firm should increase or reduce without more information.

Question 6

-Given the data in the above table, what is the marginal revenue when the 12th unit is sold?

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A)   $7.00
B)   $5.00
C)   $3.00
D)   $1.00

Question 7

Suppose a monopolist sells 10,000 units of output at $22 per unit. The firm's total revenue is

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A)   $2,200.
B)   $22,000.
C)   $220,000.
D)   $2,200,000.

Question 8

What is deadweight loss? Whose loss is it? Explain.

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Question 9

A profit-maximizing monopolist will receive zero profits when

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A)   the average total cost curve lies above the demand curve for all possible rates of output.
B)   the average total cost curve is tangent to the demand curve at the profit maximizing price.
C)   marginal revenue, marginal cost, and average total cost are all equal.
D)   a second firm enters the industry.

Question 10

When a firm experiences declining long-run average total costs as it produces more output, there are

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A)   increasing marginal returns to variable inputs.
B)   economies of scale.
C)   diseconomies of scale.
D)   constant returns to scale.

Question 11

A monopoly will maximize profits at the level of output at which

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A)   MR = MC.
B)   MR = AFC.
C)   MC = ATC.
D)   MC = P.

Question 12

-According to the above figure, the maximum profit the monopolist can receive is

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A)   0.
B)   $1,500 per day.
C)   $9,000 per day.
D)   $7,500 per day.

Question 13

A monopolist faces

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A)   a perfectly elastic demand curve.
B)   a perfectly inelastic demand curve.
C)   the market demand curve.
D)   a two-tiered demand curve.

Question 14

-Referring to the above graphic, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)   In panel (a) , a competitive situation is shown in which equilibrium is established at the intersection of D and S at point E.
B)   In panel (a) , the equilibrium price is  and the equilibrium quantity  .
C)   The price the monopolist charges in panel (b)  at  is lower than the price that the competitive producer charges.
D)   The monopolist produces at  , and charges a price of  , while maximizing profits at the intersection of MC and MR.

Question 15

The effect of a tariff

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A)   is negligible since it applies to firms outside the U.S.
B)   can lead to economies of scale for firms inside the U.S.
C)   can lead to a monopoly advantage for firms inside the U.S. since they become the sole suppliers inside the U.S.
D)   will be more beneficial to large firms than to small firms.

Question 16

A monopolist finds the price-output combination that maximizes its profits by

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A)   equating total revenue and total cost.
B)   equating marginal revenue and marginal cost.
C)   finding the combination for which the difference between marginal revenue and marginal cost is the greatest.
D)   equating price and marginal cost.

Question 17

Barriers to entry enable many monopolists to

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A)   charge as high a price as they want.
B)   make people buy more of a good than they really want.
C)   earn economic profits in the long run.
D)   manipulate the government into providing special favors for themselves.

Question 18

A monopolist will maximize its profits by charging a higher price for customers with a price elasticity of

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A)   0.1.
B)   1.
C)   1.5.
D)   10.

Question 19

If a monopolist is producing the quantity at which marginal revenue exceeds marginal cost, it should

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A)   continue to produce this amount if it wants to maximize profits.
B)   reduce output if it wants to maximize profits.
C)   reduce price and keep output unchanged if it wants to maximize profits.
D)   increase output if it wants to maximize profits.

Question 20

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-In the above figure, suppose the monopolist is producing at Q3. The firm should

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A)   increase output and decrease price.
B)   decrease output and increase price.
C)   not change output or price.
D)   shut down.

Exam 24: Monopoly

The effect of a tariff

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-According to the above figure, the maximum profit the monopolist can receive is

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A monopolist will maximize its profits by charging a higher price for customers with a price elasticity of

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-Refer to the above figure. The firm is currently producing at . The firm should

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Suppose a monopolist sells 10,000 units of output at $22 per unit. The firm's total revenue is

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What is deadweight loss? Whose loss is it? Explain.

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