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Which of the following is true for a perfectly competitive industry?
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The firms in the industry produce a standardized product
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Which of the following is true for a monopoly?
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It consists of only one firm
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Which of the following is true for the oligopoly?
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There is a small number of interdependent firms
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Which of the following is true for a monopolistically competitive industry?
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There are many firms, each with a small market share
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Which of the following is an example of differentiated products?
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Coca-Cola and pepsi
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Which two market structures are normally characterized by free entry and exit in the long run?
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perfect competition and monopolistic competition
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Economies of scale are the defining characteristic of which market structure?
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natural monopoly
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In a long run
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all inputs are variables
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Which of the following is always considered the long run?
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none of the above
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which of the following statements is generally correct?
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the long-run average total cost curve is U-shaped
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When making decisions which of the following costs should be ignored?
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sunk costs
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There is a different short-run average total cost curve for each level of
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fixed cost
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if the long-run average total cast decreases as the quantity of output increases the firm is necessarily experiencing
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economies of scale
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When the current amount of fixed cost minimizes the long-run average total cost for the quantity of output being produced the short-run average total cost curve is necessarily
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touching the long-run average total cost curve
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When a firm is producing zero output the total cost equals
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the fixed cost
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Marginal cost can be found at the change in either of which two types if cost when output increases by one?
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variable cost or total cost
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Which of the following is correct about costs?
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AVC = ATC - AFC
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The slope of the total cost curve equals
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marginal cost
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On the basis of the data in the table below what is the marginal cost of the third unit of output
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$40
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Which of the following always decreases when the quantity of output increases?
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average fixed cost
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if labor is the only variable input and the wage rate is fixed which of the following move in opposite directions each time the quantity of output increases?
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margina; cost and marginal product of labor