Question 1

When a town has a single cable provider:

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A)   the cable company usually offers many different cable packages to satisfy customers' wants.
B)   customers must buy some cable channels that they do not want in order to get the channels that they do want.
C)   the government regulates the cable provider's offerings.
D)   the cable provider is a price-taker.
E)   the consumers experience no consumer surplus.

Question 2

Holding all else constant,an increase in the market demand for a product in a competitive market would cause:

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A)   the average total cost (AT
C)   curve of the firms to increase.
B)   a decrease in the price a firm could charge for the product.
C)   the marginal revenue (MR)  curve of the firms to shift upward/rightward.
D)   the marginal cost (M
C)   curve of the firms to increase.
E)   a decrease in profits for the firm.

Question 3

Rent seeking:

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A)   is desired by consumers.
B)   is not a type of competition.
C)   is a type of competition that leads to a market price and output.
D)   is a type of competition that leads to an undesirable outcome.
E)   occurs when resources are used to deregulate a market through the political process.

Question 4

You can tell a firm is operating in a market that is in long-run competitive equilibrium if:

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A)   economic profits are positive.
B)   economic profits are negative.
C)   your accountant tells you profits are negative.
D)   your accountant tells you profits are zero.
E)   economic profits are zero.

Question 5

Many economists believe that the market for wheat in the United States is an almost perfectly competitive market.If one firm discovers a technology that makes its wheat taste better and have fewer calories than all other wheat offered in the market,the wheat market would become less competitive because:

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A)   there would no longer be many buyers and many sellers of wheat.
B)   it would no longer be easy to enter and exit the existing wheat market.
C)   the products would no longer be similar in the wheat market.
D)   the government would want to intervene.
E)   individuals would not want to switch products.

Question 6

When firms enter a market,the ________,causing individual firms' profits to ________.

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A)   long-run market supply curve shifts right; decrease
B)   short-run market supply curve shifts left; decrease
C)   short-run market supply curve shifts left; increase
D)   short-run market supply curve shifts right; decrease
E)   short-run market supply curve shifts right; increase

Question 7

Answer the following questions based on the accompanying graph.
  
a.What are the profit-maximizing price and quantity?
b.At the profit-maximizing price and quantity, what are the total profits or losses made by this firm?

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Question 8

Which of the following market structures describes an industry in which all firms produce differentiated output and there are few barriers to entry?

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A)   perfect competition
B)   monopoly
C)   oligopoly
D)   a cartel
E)   monopolistic competition

Question 9

Willow Park is a small community in Texas with only one gas station.The price of gasoline in Willow Park most likely:

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A)   never changes.
B)   is lower than in the big cities in Texas.
C)   is determined by competitive market forces.
D)   is higher than in the big cities in Texas.
E)   produces a surplus of gasoline.

Question 10

If Firm A is making zero economic profits:

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A)   Firm A's accountant reports that it is making zero profits.
B)   Firm A is breaking even when opportunity cost is taken into consideration.
C)   other firms want to enter the market.
D)   Firm A wants to leave the market.
E)   Firm A wants to stop producing in the short run.

Question 11

Inefficient output and price,few choices,and rent seeking are all problems associated with:

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A)   economies of scale.
B)   competitive markets.
C)   monopolies.
D)   scarcity.
E)   trade.

Question 12

When resources are used to secure monopoly rights through the political process:

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A)   firms are rent seeking.
B)   consumers are profit maximizing.
C)   total surplus is maximized.
D)   the government is deregulating.
E)   prices decrease.

Question 13

In the soda industry,production costs per unit continue to fall as the firm expands.In this type of industry,smaller rivals trying to enter the industry:

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A)   will easily be able to gain market power.
B)   have lower average costs.
C)   do not have high fixed costs.
D)   will have much higher average costs.
E)   experience a government-created barrier.

Question 14

Describe,in detail,each of the following characteristics of a highly competitive firm and explain why each characteristic is important:
a.many buyers and many sellers;
b.similar products;
c.and no barriers to entry or exit.

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Question 15

Refer to the accompanying set of graphs to answer the questions that follow.

-Which graph would result in firms entering a perfectly competitive market in the long run?

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A)   A
B)   B
C)   C
D)   D
E)   E

Question 16

Refer to the accompanying table, which represents the costs and production for a monopolist, to answer the questions that follow.
 
-As production increases,the price consumers are willing to pay for the good:

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A)   increases and then decreases.
B)   decreases and then increases.
C)   stays the same.
D)   increases.
E)   decreases.

Question 17

In Alabama,it is illegal to hunt alligators without a license.The government controls the number of licenses that can be purchased each year; thus,there is a limit on the number that can be purchased.Assuming there is an unlimited supply of alligators in Alabama,what would happen to the price and quantity of alligator sausage if the government stopped controlling the number of these hunting licenses?

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By controlling the number of licenses th...

Question 18

Monopolies result in a(n) ________ level of output and provide ________ choice to consumers.

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A)   inefficient; less
B)   inefficient; more
C)   efficient; less
D)   efficient; more
E)   high; more

Question 19

Refer to the accompanying figure.A firm would produce in the long run only if the market price is:

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A)   above $20.
B)   above $15.
C)   between $15 and $20.
D)   above $8.
E)   between $8 and $15.

Question 20

Which of the following is a characteristic of a monopoly but not a characteristic of a competitive market?

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A)   A monopoly contains many firms.
B)   A monopoly produces an efficient level of output.
C)   A monopoly may earn long-run economic profits.
D)   A monopoly has no market power.
E)   A monopoly is a price-taker.

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You can tell a firm is operating in a market that is in long-run competitive equilibrium if:

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When firms enter a market,the ,causing individual firms' profits to .

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When resources are used to secure monopoly rights through the political process:

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When a town has a single cable provider:

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Willow Park is a small community in Texas with only one gas station.The price of gasoline in Willow Park most likely:

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Refer to the accompanying set of graphs to answer the questions that follow. -Which graph would result in firms entering a perfectly competitive market in the long run?

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Which of the following is a characteristic of a monopoly but not a characteristic of a competitive market?

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Inefficient output and price,few choices,and rent seeking are all problems associated with:

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Rent seeking:

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If Firm A is making zero economic profits:

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Monopolies result in a(n) level of output and provide choice to consumers.

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In the soda industry,production costs per unit continue to fall as the firm expands.In this type of industry,smaller rivals trying to enter the industry:

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Refer to the accompanying table, which represents the costs and production for a monopolist, to answer the questions that follow. -As production increases,the price consumers are willing to pay for the good:

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Holding all else constant,an increase in the market demand for a product in a competitive market would cause:

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Answer the following questions based on the accompanying graph. a.What are the profit-maximizing price and quantity? b.At the profit-maximizing price and quantity, what are the total profits or losses made by this firm?

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When resources are used to secure monopoly rights through the political process:

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