Question 1

A monopolist's profits with price discrimination will be

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A)   lower than if the firm charged a single, profit-maximizing price
B)   the same as if the firm charged a single, profit-maximizing price.
C)   higher than if the firm charged just one price because the firm will capture more consumer surplus.
D)   higher than if the firm charged a single price because the costs of selling the good will be lower.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

State one benefit of government-granted monopolies like patents and copyrights.

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Question 3

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a monopoly?

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A)   barriers to entry
B)   one seller
C)   one buyer
D)   a product without close substitutesE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Monopoly firms have

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A)   downward-sloping demand curves, so they can sell as much output as they desire at the market price.
B)   downward-sloping demand curves, so they can sell only the specific price-quantity combinations that lie on the demand curve.
C)   horizontal demand curves, so they can sell as much output as they desire at the market price.
D)   horizontal demand curves, so they can sell only a limited quantity of output at each price.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

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Question 6

Table 15-5
A monopolist faces the following demand curve:
 
-Refer to Table 15-5. The monopolist has total fixed costs of $60 and has a constant marginal cost of $15. What is the profit-maximizing level of production?

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A)   2 units
B)   3 units
C)   4 units
D)   5 unitsE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

A monopolist maximizes profits by

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A)   producing an output level where marginal revenue equals marginal cost.
B)   charging a price that is greater than marginal revenue.
C)   earning a profit of (P - M
C)   x Q.
D)   Both a and b are correct.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

When we compare economic welfare in a monopoly market to a competitive market, the profits earned by the monopolist represent

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A)   a loss in total welfare.
B)   a transfer of benefits from the buyer to the seller.
C)   the higher marginal costs incurred by the monopolists in comparison to competitive firms.
D)   All of the above are correct.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

When there are economies of scale over the relevant range of output for a monopoly, the monopoly

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A)   is a natural monopoly.
B)   is a government-granted monopoly.
C)   has monopoly power due to the ownership of a patent or copyright.
D)   has monopoly power due to the ownership of a key production resource.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 10

Patents, copyrights, and trademarks

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A)   are examples of government-created monopolies.
B)   allow their owners to reduce the costs of what they produce.
C)   generate more revenue for the government than they cost consumers in the form of higher prices.
D)   All of the above are correct.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

The defining characteristic of a natural monopoly is

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A)   constant marginal cost over the relevant range of output.
B)   economies of scale over the relevant range of output.
C)   constant returns to scale over the relevant range of output.
D)   diseconomies of scale over the relevant range of output.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Table 15-6
A monopolist faces the following demand curve:
 
-Refer to Table 15-6. What is the marginal revenue from the sale of the 2nd unit?

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A)   $3
B)  $3
C)  $9
D)  $24E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Figure 15-22 
-Refer to Figure 15-22. Which is more efficient, single price profit maximization or perfect price discrimination?

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Question 14

Figure 15-15 
-Refer to Figure 15-15. To maximize total surplus, a benevolent social planner would choose which of the following outcomes?

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A)   Q = 30 and P = 30
B)   Q = 30 and P = 60
C)   Q = 45 and P = 45
D)   Q = 60 and P = 30E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Scenario 15-9
Suppose executives at an art museum know that 100 adults are willing to pay $12 for admission to the museum on a weekday. Suppose the executives also know that 200 students are willing to pay $8 for admission on a weekday. The cost of operating the museum on a weekday is $2,000.
-Refer to Scenario 15-9. How much profit will the museum earn if it engages in price discrimination?

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A)   $800
B)   $1,200
C)   $1,600
D)   $2,800E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 16

When the government creates a monopoly, the social loss may include

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A)   declining marginal costs.
B)   the cost of lawyers and lobbyists hired to convince lawmakers to continue the monopoly.
C)   excessive monopoly profits.
D)   diminishing marginal revenue.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

What is the deadweight loss due to profit-maximizing monopoly pricing under the following conditions: The price charged for goods produced is $10. The intersection of the marginal revenue and marginal cost curves occurs where output is 100 units and marginal revenue is $5. The socially efficient level of production is 110 units. The demand curve is linear and downward sloping, and the marginal cost curve is constant.

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Question 18

When a firm has a natural monopoly, the firm's

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A)   marginal cost always exceeds its average total cost.
B)   total cost curve is horizontal.
C)   average total cost curve is downward sloping.
D)   marginal cost curve must lie above the firm's average total cost curve.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

When a monopolist decreases the price of its good, consumers

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A)   continue to buy the same amount.
B)   buy more.
C)   buy less.
D)   may buy more or less, depending on the price elasticity of demand.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Table 15-3
Consider the following demand and cost information for a monopoly.
 
-Refer to Table 15-3. The maximum profit this monopolist can earn is

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A)   $15.
B)   $5.
C)   $16.
D)   $28.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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