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An oligopoly is characterized by:
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Either a homogeneous or differentiated product
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A monopoly is characterized by:
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a unique product
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A monopoly may _______________ economic profits and may _____________ economic loses in the long run.
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have, have not
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A monopoly may _______________ economic profits and may _____________ economic loses in the short run.
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have, have
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All firms earn an economic profit when:
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Price > ATC
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All firms will establish their profit maximizing output where:
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MC = MR
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Which of the following market structures is a price taker?
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Perfect Competition
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Which of the following best illustrates a perfectly competitive market?
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soybeans
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A firm operating in a perfectly competitive market is a price taker because:
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setting a price higher than the market price results in zero sales.
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If a firm is operating at a loss in the short run and finds that its price is greater than average variable cost, then
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it should produce where MR = MC
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Which of the following describes the monopoly market structure?
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single firm that is a price marker
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A monopolist can earn an economic profit only when:
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average total cost is less than price and the same is true for a perfectly competitive firm.
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Under both perfect competition and monopoly, a firm:
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sets marginal cost equal to marginal revenue.
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Which of the following is characteristic of a monopolistically competitive firm?
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the firm produces a differentiated product
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Exit of existing firms will occur in a monopolistic competitive industry until:
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economic profit equals zero.
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Because an oligopoly is characterized by
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few large sellers, each seller has some influence over the market price.
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A(n) ____ can be used to demonstrate why a competitive oligopoly tends to result in a low-price strategy that does not maximize mutual profits.
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payoff matrix