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Suppose a pure monopolist is charging a price of $12 and the associated marginal revenue is $9. We thus know that:
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total revenue is increasing.
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A natural monopoly occurs when
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long-run average costs decline continuously through the range of demand.
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With respect to the pure monopolist's demand curve, it can be said that:
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price exceeds marginal revenue at all outputs greater than 1.
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For a pure monopolist the relationship between total revenue and marginal revenue is such that:
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marginal revenue is positive when total revenue is increasing, but marginal revenue becomes negative when total revenue is decreasing.
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Answer the question on the basis of the following table showing the demand schedule facing a nondiscriminating monopolist:
P Qd
$10 1
7 2
5 3
3 4
1 5
Refer to the table. The monopolist will select its profit-maximizing level of output somewhere within the:
P Qd
$10 1
7 2
5 3
3 4
1 5
Refer to the table. The monopolist will select its profit-maximizing level of output somewhere within the:
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1-3 unit range of output.
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If a pure monopolist can price discriminate by separating buyers into two or more groups:
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the firm will face multiple marginal revenue curves.
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What do economies of scale, the ownership of essential raw materials, and patents have in common?
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They are all barriers to entry.
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A nondiscriminating pure monopolist finds that it can sell its 50th unit of output for $50. We can surmise that the marginal:
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revenue of the 50th unit is less than $50.
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In the long run, a pure monopolist will maximize profits by producing that output at which marginal cost is equal to:
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marginal revenue.
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Which of the following is characteristic of a pure monopolist's demand curve?
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It is the same as the market demand curve.
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Economic profit in the long run is:
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possible for a pure monopoly but not for a pure competitor.
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Which of the following is incorrect? Imperfectly competitive producers:
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do not compete with one another.
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The demand curve faced by a pure monopolist:
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is less elastic than that faced by a single purely competitive firm.
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Suppose that a pure monopolist can sell 20 units of output at $10 per unit and 21 units at $9.75 per unit. The marginal revenue of the 21st unit of output is:
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$4.75.
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The MR = MC rule:
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applies both to pure monopoly and pure competition.
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Refer to the diagram. If price is reduced from P1 to P2, total revenue will:
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increase by C - A.
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At its profit-maximizing output, a pure nondiscriminating monopolist achieves:
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neither productive efficiency nor allocative efficiency.
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A dilemma of regulation is that:
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the regulated price that achieves allocative efficiency is also likely to result in losses.
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If a nondiscriminating pure monopolist decides to sell one more unit of output, the marginal revenue associated with that unit will be:
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the price at which that unit is sold less the price reductions that apply to all other units of output.
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In which one of the following market models is X-inefficiency most likely to be the greatest?
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Pure monopoly.
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I made a 100 on this assignment.
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Good luck!