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A major characteristic of monopoly is
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a single seller of a product
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Suppose a monopolist can sell 3 units of a good at $20 per unit. If the monopolist want to increase the quantity it sells to 4 units it would have to reduce the price to $18 per unit. What is the marginal revenue of the fourth unit?
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$12
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Suppose the Busy Bee Cafe is the monopoly producer of hamburgers in Hugo, Oklahoma. The above figure represents the demand, marginal revenue, and marginal cost curves for this establishment. How many hamburgers will Busy Bee Cafe make and sell per hour?
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20 hamburgers
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the good produced by a monopoly
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has no close substitutes
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using the figure above, what is the total revenue?
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M x A
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If a monopoly wants to sell a greater quantity of output, it must
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lower its price
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Which of the following would help a monopolist maintain a monpoly?
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a government issued franchise, control over a necessary factor of production, significant economies of scale in production (All options)
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using the figure above, what is the quantity that would lead to a maximization of profit (Q*)?
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M
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Suppose the Busy bee Cafe is the monopoly producer of hamburgers in Hugo, Oklahoma. The above figure represents the demand, marginal revenue, and marginal cost curves for this establishment. What quantity will the Busy Bee produce to maximize its profit?
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20 hamburgers per hour
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Using the figure above, what is the total cost?
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M X B