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Question 1
Strategic behavior is the answer.
Monopolistic competition is characterised by large number of sellers, slightly differentiated products, easy exit and entry.
Question 2
Firms are small relative to the total market.
Question 3
Gain complete control over the price as there many sellers and it is difficult to gain complete control over prices.
Question 4
Choice 1 as huge sums are spent on advertising.
Question 5
More elastic than monopoly and less elastic than perfect competition.
The demand curve of a monopolistic competitive firm and monopoly are downward sloping, for perfect competition the demand curve is horizontal.
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Question 1 A monopolistically competitive industry has all of the following characteristics except there are no...
(1)Product differentiation makes the demand for a monopolistically competitive firm’s product A perfectly elastic. B more...
(1)Product differentiation makes the demand for a monopolistically competitive firm’s product A perfectly elastic. B more elastic than in a competitive market. C perfectly inelastic. D less elastic than that of a monopoly. E less elastic than in a competitive market. 2. Successful advertising under monopolistic competition might A help consumers understand why products in the industry are homogeneous. B reduce the price elasticity of demand for that firm’s output. C create a high barrier to entry. D make the...
8. Which of the following is true for profit-maximizing firms in perfectly competitive, monopolistically competitive, and...
8. Which of the following is true for profit-maximizing firms in perfectly competitive, monopolistically competitive, and monopoly industries? a. MR P b. P-min(ATO c MR-MC e. P> MR 9. The reason that the coffeehouse market is monopolistically competitive rather than perfectly competitive is because a, entry into the market is blocked b. there are many firms in the market. Os C barriers to entry are very low d. products are differentiated. 10. The "Discount Department Stores" industry is highly concentrated....
Which of the following characteristics differentiates a monopolistically competitive industry from a perfectly competitive industry? A-...
Which of the following characteristics differentiates a monopolistically competitive industry from a perfectly competitive industry? A- Full information B- Barriers to entry in the long run C- Barriers to exit in the long run D- Differentiated product
1l. If a monopolistically competitive firm is incurring losses, then at the profit-max a price is above the average total cost curve. b. price is below the average total cost curve c. price is equal...
1l. If a monopolistically competitive firm is incurring losses, then at the profit-max a price is above the average total cost curve. b. price is below the average total cost curve c. price is equal to marginal revenue. d. price is less than marginal revenue. e. average total cost equals marginal cost. Both competitive and monopolistically competitive firms a. can maximize profit by raising price. b. cannot control or set their own price c. can maximize profit by producing to...
Question 7 5 pts Let's say that you know the following information for an oligopoly firm:...
Question 7 5 pts Let's say that you know the following information for an oligopoly firm: Total Revenue equals $200 million. Variable Costs are $170 million. Fixed Costs equal $20 million. The firm is currently producing 2,000 products at the MC = MR point (and the MC curve is rising). What recommendation do you have for this firm? Assuming the firm's costs remain the same, the firm should produce fewer products in order to decrease its marginal costs. The profit...
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a monopolistically competitive market structure? A.) Each firm...
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a monopolistically competitive market structure? A.) Each firm must react to actions of other firms. B.) There are low barriers to entry of new firms. C.) There is a large number of independently acting small sellers. D.) All sellers sell products that are differentiated.
Question 9 1 pts In a monopolistically competitive market, a firm should advertise to the point...
Question 9 1 pts In a monopolistically competitive market, a firm should advertise to the point at which o the extra revenue from an additional dollar spent on advertising just equals the marginal cost of producing one more unit of the good. o it can raise price to the highest level possible. it is selling the most units it can possibly sell. O the additional revenue generated by one more dollar of advertising just equals the extra dollar cost of...
QUESTION 2 The demand curve faced by a monopolistically competitive firm is: flat. kinked. upward-sloping. downward-sloping...
QUESTION 2 The demand curve faced by a monopolistically competitive firm is: flat. kinked. upward-sloping. downward-sloping QUESTION 3 Without a product differentiation, the demand curve for a monopolistically competitive firm would look like that of: O a monopoly firm. O a perfectly competitive firm. an oligopoly firm. a duopoly firm. QUESTION 4 Aside from advertising, how can monopolistically competitive firms increase demand for their products?! government edict. increasing its price. decreasing its price. Increasing the number of locations where it...
Please Help Question 9 0.16 pts The gap between the actual quantity produced by a monopolistically...
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Question 9 0.16 pts The gap between the actual quantity produced by a monopolistically competitive firm and the optimal quantity in a competitive market is known as inefficient scale. insufficient capacity. flux capacity O markup. excess capacity Question 10 0.16 pts We could state correctly that the minimum characteristic necessary to distinguish among price-making firms is O price discrimination. the number of firms in the industry. whether they produce industrial or consumer products. O product differentiation. O the...
The perfectly competitive firm's demand curve is: Perfectly elastic. Relatively elastic Perfectly inelastic. Relatively inelastic Statement...
The perfectly competitive firm's demand curve is: Perfectly elastic. Relatively elastic Perfectly inelastic. Relatively inelastic Statement 1: In the long run, firms in a monopolistically competitive industry will be producing that quantity that maximize social surplus. Statement 2: In the long run, firms in a monopolistically competitive industry will be producing at the minimum of its ATC curve. Statement (1) is true; statement (2) is false. Statements (1) and (2) are both true. Statement (1) is false; statement (2) is...
8. Which of the following is true for profit-maximizing firms in perfectly competitive, monopolistically competitive, and monopoly industries? a. MR P b. P-min(ATO c MR-MC e. P> MR 9. The reason that the coffeehouse market is monopolistically competitive rather than perfectly competitive is because a, entry into the market is blocked b. there are many firms in the market. Os C barriers to entry are very low d. products are differentiated. 10. The "Discount Department Stores" industry is highly concentrated....
1l. If a monopolistically competitive firm is incurring losses, then at the profit-max a price is above the average total cost curve. b. price is below the average total cost curve c. price is equal to marginal revenue. d. price is less than marginal revenue. e. average total cost equals marginal cost. Both competitive and monopolistically competitive firms a. can maximize profit by raising price. b. cannot control or set their own price c. can maximize profit by producing to...
Question 7 5 pts Let's say that you know the following information for an oligopoly firm: Total Revenue equals $200 million. Variable Costs are $170 million. Fixed Costs equal $20 million. The firm is currently producing 2,000 products at the MC = MR point (and the MC curve is rising). What recommendation do you have for this firm? Assuming the firm's costs remain the same, the firm should produce fewer products in order to decrease its marginal costs. The profit...
Question 9 1 pts In a monopolistically competitive market, a firm should advertise to the point at which o the extra revenue from an additional dollar spent on advertising just equals the marginal cost of producing one more unit of the good. o it can raise price to the highest level possible. it is selling the most units it can possibly sell. O the additional revenue generated by one more dollar of advertising just equals the extra dollar cost of...
QUESTION 2 The demand curve faced by a monopolistically competitive firm is: flat. kinked. upward-sloping. downward-sloping QUESTION 3 Without a product differentiation, the demand curve for a monopolistically competitive firm would look like that of: O a monopoly firm. O a perfectly competitive firm. an oligopoly firm. a duopoly firm. QUESTION 4 Aside from advertising, how can monopolistically competitive firms increase demand for their products?! government edict. increasing its price. decreasing its price. Increasing the number of locations where it...
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Question 9 0.16 pts The gap between the actual quantity produced by a monopolistically competitive firm and the optimal quantity in a competitive market is known as inefficient scale. insufficient capacity. flux capacity O markup. excess capacity Question 10 0.16 pts We could state correctly that the minimum characteristic necessary to distinguish among price-making firms is O price discrimination. the number of firms in the industry. whether they produce industrial or consumer products. O product differentiation. O the...
The perfectly competitive firm's demand curve is: Perfectly elastic. Relatively elastic Perfectly inelastic. Relatively inelastic Statement 1: In the long run, firms in a monopolistically competitive industry will be producing that quantity that maximize social surplus. Statement 2: In the long run, firms in a monopolistically competitive industry will be producing at the minimum of its ATC curve. Statement (1) is true; statement (2) is false. Statements (1) and (2) are both true. Statement (1) is false; statement (2) is...
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