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monopolistic competition means
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many firms producing differentiated products
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monopolistically competitive and purely competitive industries are similar in that:
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there are few, if any, barriers to entry
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in long run equilibrium a monopolistically competitive firm will:
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have excess production capacity
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correct about monoplistically competitive industry
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if there are short run losses, firms will leave the industry and the demand curves of the remaining firms will shift to the right
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the mutual interdependence that characterizes oligopoly arises because:
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a small number of firms produces a large proportion of industry output
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suppose an oligopolistic producer assumes its rivals will ignore a price increase but match a price cut. In this case the firm perceives its:
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demand curve is kinked-being steeper BELOW the going price than above
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a kink may exist in an oligopolist's demand curve because:
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an abrupt change in price elasticity occurs
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one would expect the collusions among oligopolistic producers would be easiest to achieve in which of the following cases?
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a very few firms producing a homogeneous product
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retail outlets operate in which of the following market structures
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monopolistic competition
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price tends to exceed marginal cost uner
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monopolistic competition
monopoly
oligopoly
monopoly
oligopoly
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which represents a hazard to the stability of cartels
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high prices and profits induce cheating and cause competitors to enter the industry
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if total revenue is increasing, it must be true that
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MR > 0
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nonprice competition
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product development, advertising, and product packaging
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the term oligopoly indicates:
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a few firms producing either a differentiated or homogeneous product
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unique feature of oligopoly
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mutual interdependence
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if an oligopoly is faced with a kinked demand curve that is relatively elastic above and relatively inelastic below, the going price, then it will
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decrease total revenue by either increasing or decreasing its price
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in which of the marketing models do demand and marginal revenue diverge
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pure monopoly, oligopoly, monopolistic compeititon
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if the long run ATC curve declined throughout the entire relevant range of production, this would be evidence of
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economies of scale
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if MC is constant it is
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equal to AVC
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when MP is rising MP is falling, when MP is falline MC s rising
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MP and MC move opposite
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Marginal Cost is the price of an extra variable input (for example, an additional worker) divided by its marginal product
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true
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when marginal product equals average physical product
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average variable cost is equal to marginal cost
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relationship between MC and ATC
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if MC is declining, ATC must also be declining
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if the prices of a firm;s variable inputs were to fall
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MC, AVC, and ATC would all fall
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if a firm decides to produce no output in the short run, its costs will be
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its fixed costs
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in the long run
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all costs are variable costs
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if a fir doubles its output in the long run and its unit costs of production decline, we can conclude that
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economies of scale are being realized
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when marginal product is below average product,
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average product must be decreasing
MP<AP, AP decreasing
MP>AP, AP increasing
MP<AP, AP decreasing
MP>AP, AP increasing
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marginal costs increases bc of
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the law of diminishing marginal returns