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The demand curve confronting a nondiscriminating pure monopolist is
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the same as the industry's demand curve.
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Under pure monopoly, a profit-maximizing firm will produce
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In the elastic range of its demand curve
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A pure monopolist
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will realize an economic profit if price exceeds ATC at the profit-maximizing/loss-minimizing level of output.
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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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Which phrase would be most characteristic of pure monopoly?
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sole seller
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If a monopolist's marginal revenue is $3.00 and its marginal cost is $4.50, it will increase its profits by
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reducing output and raising price
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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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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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"Price makers" refers to firms that
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face a downward-sloping demand curve.
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Refer to the graph, which shows the revenue curves for a monopolist. What price should be charged in order to maximize total revenue?
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P3
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In the graph, what is the profit-maximizing level of output for this pure monopolist?
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B
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Which of the following is a barrier to entry?
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patents and licenses
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Barriers to entry
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can result from government regulation.
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The profit-maximizing monopolist will realize a
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profit of $16
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Refer to the diagram for a pure monopolist. If a regulatory commission sets the price to achieve the socially optimal allocation of resources, it will have to
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subsidize the monopolist or the monopolist will go bankrupt in the long run
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Refer to the diagrams. Firm A is a
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pure competitor, and Firm B is a pure monopoly.
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A nondiscriminating monopolist will find that marginal revenue
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is less than average revenue or price.
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Which is a major criticism of a monopoly as a source of allocative inefficiency?
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A monopolist fails to expand output to the level where the consumers' valuation of an additional unit is just equal to its opportunity cost.
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Suppose that a pure monopolist can sell 5 units of output at $4 per unit and 6 units at $3.90 per unit. The monopolist will produce and sell the sixth unit if its marginal cost is
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$3.40 or less
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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.