Question 1

Answer the question based on the demand and cost schedules for a monopolistically competitive firm given in the table below.  Suppose that entry into this industry changes this firm's demand schedule from columns (1) and (3) to columns (2) and (3) . We can conclude that this industry is

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A)  a pure monopoly.
B)  purely competitive.
C)  a constant cost industry.
D)  monopolistically competitive.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

A monopolistically competitive industry combines elements of both competition and monopoly. The monopoly element results from

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A)  the likelihood of collusion.
B)  high entry barriers.
C)  product differentiation.
D)  mutual interdependence in decision making.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 3

Industries X and Y both have four-firm concentration ratios of 63 percent, but the Herfindahl index for X is 1,273, while that for Y is 1,197. These data suggest

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A)  greater market power in Y than in X.
B)  greater market power in X than in Y.
C)  both industries are monopolistically competitive.
D)  that price competition is stronger in X than in Y.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D) B

Question 4

Refer to the data. If Firm C merged with Firm D, the industry's four-firm concentration ratio would ____ and its Herfindahl index would ____.

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A)  rise; rise
B)  fall; rise
C)  remain the same; rise
D)  remain the same; fallE) B) and C)
F) B) and D) A

Question 5

Product differentiation in a monopolistically competitive market always entails more costs than benefits.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 6

Which of the following is not characteristic of long-run equilibrium under monopolistic competition?

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A)  Price equals minimum average total cost.
B)  Marginal cost equals marginal revenue.
C)  Price is equal to average total cost.
D)  Price exceeds marginal cost.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Industries X and Y both have four-firm concentration ratios of 48 percent, but the Herfindahl index for X is 860, while that for Y is 898. These data suggest

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A)  greater market power in X than in Y.
B)  greater market power in Y than in X.
C)  both industries are monopolistically competitive.
D)  that price competition is stronger in Y than in X.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

Restaurants operate in monopolistically competitive markets. What characteristics allow them to differentiate their products?

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Question 9

Refer to the data. The Herfindahl index for this industry is

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A)  95.
B)  2,950.
C)  1,000.
D)  2,925.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Refer to the diagram for a monopolistically competitive firm in short-run equilibrium. This firm's profit-maximizing price will be

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A)  $10.
B)  $13.
C)  $16.
D)  $19.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

The monopolistically competitive seller's demand curve will become more elastic the

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A)  larger the number of competitors.
B)  greater the degree of product differentiation.
C)  more significant the barriers to entry.
D)  smaller the number of competitors.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Monopolistically competitive firms exist due to high barriers to entry.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The following are the respective numbers for the four-firm concentration ratio and Herfindahl index in an industry. Which set of numbers is most suggestive that the industry is monopolistically competitive?

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A)  32 and 540
B)  48 and 870
C)  76 and 1,689
D)  95 and 3,542E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

Why is the monopolistic competitor's demand curve more elastic than a pure monopolist's but less elastic than a pure competitor's? What factors determine the price elasticity of demand for a monopolistic competitor?

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Question 15

A monopolistically competitive firm is producing at a short-run output level where average total cost is $10.00, marginal cost is $5.00, marginal revenue is $6.00, and price is $12.00. In the short run, the firm should

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A)  decrease the level of output.
B)  increase the level of output.
C)  make no change in the level of output.
D)  increase product price.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 16

In long-run equilibrium, a monopolistically competitive producer achieves

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A)  neither productive efficiency nor allocative efficiency.
B)  both productive efficiency and allocative efficiency.
C)  productive efficiency but not allocative efficiency.
D)  allocative efficiency but not productive efficiency.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

The economic inefficiencies of monopolistic competition may be offset by the fact that

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A)  advertising expenditures shift the average cost curve upward.
B)  available capacity is fully utilized.
C)  resources are optimally allocated to the production of the product.
D)  consumers have increased product variety.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Excess capacity refers to the

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A)  amount by which actual production falls short of the minimum ATC output.
B)  fact that entry barriers artificially reduce the number of firms in an industry.
C)  differential between price and marginal costs that characterizes monopolistically competitive firms.
D)  fact that most monopolistically competitive firms encounter diseconomies of scale.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Answer the question based on the demand and cost schedules for a monopolistically competitive firm given in the table below.  At the profit-maximizing level of output, marginal revenue is

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A)  $0.
B)  $8.
C)  $4.
D)  $5.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Refer to the above graphs. A short-run equilibrium that would produce profits for a monopolistically competitive firm would be represented by graph

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A)  A.
B)  B.
C)  C.
D)  D.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Exam 13: Monopolistic Competition

Answer the question based on the demand and cost schedules for a monopolistically competitive firm given in the table below. Suppose that entry into this industry changes this firm's demand schedule from columns (1) and (3) to columns (2) and (3) . We can conclude that this industry is

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A monopolistically competitive industry combines elements of both competition and monopoly. The monopoly element results from

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Industries X and Y both have four-firm concentration ratios of 63 percent, but the Herfindahl index for X is 1,273, while that for Y is 1,197. These data suggest

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Refer to the data. If Firm C merged with Firm D, the industry's four-firm concentration ratio would ____ and its Herfindahl index would ____.

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Product differentiation in a monopolistically competitive market always entails more costs than benefits.

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Which of the following is not characteristic of long-run equilibrium under monopolistic competition?

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Industries X and Y both have four-firm concentration ratios of 48 percent, but the Herfindahl index for X is 860, while that for Y is 898. These data suggest

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Restaurants operate in monopolistically competitive markets. What characteristics allow them to differentiate their products?

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Refer to the data. The Herfindahl index for this industry is

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Refer to the diagram for a monopolistically competitive firm in short-run equilibrium. This firm's profit-maximizing price will be

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The monopolistically competitive seller's demand curve will become more elastic the

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Monopolistically competitive firms exist due to high barriers to entry.

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The following are the respective numbers for the four-firm concentration ratio and Herfindahl index in an industry. Which set of numbers is most suggestive that the industry is monopolistically competitive?

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Why is the monopolistic competitor's demand curve more elastic than a pure monopolist's but less elastic than a pure competitor's? What factors determine the price elasticity of demand for a monopolistic competitor?

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A monopolistically competitive firm is producing at a short-run output level where average total cost is $10.00, marginal cost is $5.00, marginal revenue is $6.00, and price is $12.00. In the short run, the firm should

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In long-run equilibrium, a monopolistically competitive producer achieves

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The economic inefficiencies of monopolistic competition may be offset by the fact that

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Excess capacity refers to the

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Answer the question based on the demand and cost schedules for a monopolistically competitive firm given in the table below. At the profit-maximizing level of output, marginal revenue is

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Refer to the above graphs. A short-run equilibrium that would produce profits for a monopolistically competitive firm would be represented by graph

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