Question 1

Deregulation of the railroad, airline, and electricity industries has yielded substantial benefits: more competition, lower prices, and improved services.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

If the government wants a natural monopolist to achieve allocative efficiency, the government should

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A)   Subsidize the firm and require marginal cost pricing.
B)   Ensure that the firm produces at full capacity.
C)   Regulate the firm so that it produces the output level at which economic profit is zero.
D)   Use price ceilings so the firm will earn a normal profit.

Question 3

Profit regulation occurs when regulation requires the natural monopolist to set

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A)   Price equal to average total cost.
B)   Price equal to marginal cost.
C)   Marginal revenue equal to average total cost.
D)   Price equal to average variable cost.

Question 4

Deregulation in railroads, airlines, and telephone service has generally resulted in higher prices.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

One consequence of airline deregulation in the 1980s was an increased concentration ratio.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Before the deregulation in telecommunications, AT&T charged higher rates on long-distance service in order to make local service rates lower.Such a practice is an example of

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A)   Price discrimination because different prices were charged for the same service.
B)   The pricing of public goods.
C)   Cross-subsidization of local phone service.
D)   Predatory price cutting to eliminate local telephone companies.

Question 7

Adherence to marginal cost pricing in Figure 27.1 will necessitate

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A)   Taxing away the economic profits that will be realized.
B)   Giving the firm a subsidy.
C)   Regulation of the firm's profits.

Question 8

All of the costs associated with regulation are borne by the firms being regulated.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A natural monopoly

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A)   Has low barriers to entry.
B)   Has high marginal costs.
C)   Charges a lower price than a competitive firm.
D)   Will charge high prices if unregulated.

Question 10

For a natural monopoly, marginal cost

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A)   Intersects average total cost at zero profit.
B)   Equals price at a profitable output level.
C)   Equals marginal revenue above the demand curve.
D)   Is always below average total cost in the relevant range of production.

Question 11

Deregulation of the cable TV market by the Telecommunications Turns Act of 1996 resulted in

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A)   Lower prices and better service.
B)   Little change in either prices or service.
C)   Significantly higher prices.
D)   Reductions in prices but little change in the level of service.

Question 12

According to the article "Financial Woes Heating Up," California utilities

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A)   Control the production of electricity but not the distribution.
B)   Experienced rising wholesale prices for electricity while retail rates were subject to a price ceiling.
C)   Experienced excess capacity and falling retail prices.
D)   Were taken over by the state due to bankruptcies.

Question 13

4, Q4. B)  P0, Q1. C)  P3, Q3. " class="answers-bank-image d-inline" rel="preload" > The socially optimal price and output combination in Figure 27.1 is

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A)   P4, Q4.
B)   P0, Q1.
C)   P3, Q3.

Question 14

Cross-subsidization occurs when

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A)   Profits on one product are used to subsidize low prices on another product.
B)   The government subsidizes production of a product.
C)   Profitable firms in an industry are forced to share their profits with the unprofitable firms.
D)   Firms are required to subsidize government research and development that may benefit their industry. Cross-subsidization is the use of high prices and profits on one product to subsidize low prices on another product.

Question 15

A natural monopoly can purposely increase its cost of production by

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A)   Using its own unregulated subsidiary to inflate its cost.
B)   Substituting cheaper inputs.
C)   Keeping marginal costs low.
D)   Using government subsidies to offset losses.

Question 16

Suppose the quality of service provided by a newly regulated firm begins to deteriorate soon after regulation is enforced.Which of the following types of regulation is most likely being used?

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A)   Price regulation.
B)   Profit regulation.
C)   Output regulation.
D)   Social regulation.

Question 17

Profit regulation of a natural monopoly is achieved when

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

Question 18

One In the News article is titled "Bell Monopolies Push to Disconnect Competition." If rivals are required to pay an access fee to the local phone monopoly in order to enter a market and the fee is high enough, the fee

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A)   Is a barrier to entry.
B)   Causes cross-subsidization.
C)   Creates an oligopoly.
D)   Causes profit sharing.

Question 19

Discuss the effects of technological change on the elimination of natural monopolies.

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In the telecommunications industry, the ...

Question 20

An industry in which one firm can achieve economies of scale over the entire range of market supply is a

Accepted Answer

A)   Contestable market.
B)   Kinked demand curve oligopoly.
C)   Natural monopoly.
D)   Perfectly competitive market.

Exam 13: Natural Monopolies: Deregulation

Deregulation of the railroad, airline, and electricity industries has yielded substantial benefits: more competition, lower prices, and improved services.

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If the government wants a natural monopolist to achieve allocative efficiency, the government should

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Profit regulation occurs when regulation requires the natural monopolist to set

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Profit regulation of a natural monopoly is achieved when

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According to the article "Financial Woes Heating Up," California utilities

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One consequence of airline deregulation in the 1980s was an increased concentration ratio.

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All of the costs associated with regulation are borne by the firms being regulated.

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Cross-subsidization occurs when

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Suppose the quality of service provided by a newly regulated firm begins to deteriorate soon after regulation is enforced.Which of the following types of regulation is most likely being used?

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The socially optimal price and output combination in Figure 27.1 is

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Deregulation of the cable TV market by the Telecommunications Turns Act of 1996 resulted in

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