Question 1

Firms in monopolistic competition can achieve product differentiation by

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A)   expanding plant size.
B)   exploiting economies of scale in production.
C)   advertising special characteristics.
D)   setting the price equal to average revenue.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Firms in monopolistic competition make products that are

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A)   perfect complements.
B)   close but not perfect complements.
C)   perfect substitutes.
D)   close but not perfect substitutes.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

In monopolistically competitive markets, products are ________ and there ________ barriers to entry.

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A)   identical; are no
B)   differentiated; are no
C)   identical; are
D)   differentiated; areE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Explain how selling costs in monopolistic competition affect the efficiency of monopolistic competition.

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Question 5

In monopolistic competition, in the long run firms produce

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A)   less output than that which minimizes their ATC.
B)   more output than that which minimizes their ATC.
C)   the amount of output that minimizes their ATC and their AVC.
D)   the amount of output that minimizes their ATC but not their AVC.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 6

In monopolistic competition, product improvement and development

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A)   are valued by the consumer at an amount equal to the costs the producers have incurred.
B)   yields a marginal benefit to the producer equal to price of the good.
C)   is less than its efficient amount.
D)   None of the above answers are correct.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 7

A monopolistically competitive firm is like a perfectly competitive firm insofar as

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A)   both face perfectly elastic demand.
B)   both make an economic profit in the long run.
C)   both have MR curves that lie below their demand curves.
D)   both make zero economic profit in the long run.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Expenditures on advertising

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A)   can lower average total cost if the advertising increases the quantity sold by a large enough amount.
B)   cannot lower average total cost because when a firm advertises it increases its costs.
C)   always lower average total cost because whenever a firm advertises, it increases the quantity sold.
D)   are variable costs so do not affect the average total cost.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

A monopolistically competitive firm will always choose to produce where

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A)   marginal revenue equals marginal cost.
B)   marginal cost meets the demand curve.
C)   average total cost meets the demand curve.
D)   average total cost is minimized.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

A firm in monopolistic competition has some degree of price-setting power because

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A)   in the long run it earns a normal profit.
B)   it can never earn less than normal profit.
C)   the price it charges is never more than its marginal cost.
D)   if it raises its price, the quantity it can sell will not decrease to zero.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

-In the above figure, if the firm is in monopolistic competition, its price will be

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A)   $1.
B)   $2.
C)   $3.
D)   $4.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Monopolistic competition is a market structure in which

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A)   a small number of firms compete.
B)   each firm produces an identical product.
C)   firms only compete on product price.
D)   firms are free to enter or exit.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Firms in monopolistic competition charge prices that are ________ those of the other firms in the market.

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A)   close to
B)   very different from
C)   the same as
D)   completely unrelated toE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

In monopolistic competition, the presence of a large number of firms making a differentiated product means that

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A)   each firm has some ability to effect the price of its particular good or service.
B)   each firm must charge the same price.
C)   the price is established by agreements among the different firms.
D)   each firm must produce the same quantity.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Which of the following statements regarding the long run for a profit-maximizing monopolistically competitive firm is FALSE?

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A)   The firm is making zero economic profit.
B)   The firm produces the quantity of output for which marginal revenue equals marginal cost.
C)   The average total cost equals the price.
D)   The firm produces the quantity at which the marginal revenue curve intersects the demand curve.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 16

List four characteristics of monopolistic competition.

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Question 17

In the long-run, a firm in monopolistic competition produces an amount of output that sets

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A)   P > ATC and MR = MC.
B)   P > ATC and MR > MC.
C)   P = ATC and MR = MC.
D)   P = ATC and MR > MC.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

A monopolistically competitive firm can increase its economic profit by

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A)   developing new products.
B)   producing at the efficient quantity.
C)   eliminating excess capacity.
D)   advertising less.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 19

How does a firm in monopolistic competition determine its price and quantity? What type of profit can it make in the short run and the long run?

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The firm produces where its marginal cos...

Question 20

In monopolistic competition, there are

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A)   many firms making a differentiated product.
B)   a few firms making a differentiated product.
C)   many firms making an identical product.
D)   a few firms making an identical product.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Exam 14: Monopolistic Competition

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