Part 1: List 5 Barriers to entry into a market
1) _____________________________________ 2) _____________________________________
3) _____________________________________ 4) _____________________________________
5) _____________________________________
Complete the following calculations
Quantity | Price | Total Revenue | Marginal Revenue |
0 | $22 | ||
1 | $20 | ||
2 | $18 | ||
3 | $16 | ||
4 | $14 | ||
5 | $12 | ||
6 | $10 | ||
7 | $8 | ||
8 | $6 |
Fill in the blanks
A) ____________ ____________ is the ability of a seller or a buyer to affect market price.
B) ____________ ____________ is the change in total revenue from selling one additional unit of output.
C) ____________ to entry are factors that block the entry of new firms into a market.
D) ____________ is a firm that is the lone seller of a product with no close substitutes.
E) Economies of ____________ exist when, as the scale of production is increased, average costs decrease.
F) A ____________ ____________ is an industry in which economies of scale are so important that only one firm can survive.
G) ____________ ____________ is many sellers of similar but differentiated products.
H) ____________ ____________ is the process of distinguishing a firm’s product from similar products.
I) ____________ is an industry dominated by a few mutually interdependent firms.
J) ____________ ____________ is the market that produces the highest output at the lowest price.
Total Revenue = Price * Quantity
Marginal Revenue = Total RevenueQuantity=n - Total RevenueQuantity=n-1
Quantity | Price | Total Revenue | Marginal Revenue |
0 | 22 | 0 | - |
1 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
2 | 18 | 36 | 16 |
3 | 16 | 48 | 12 |
4 | 14 | 56 | 8 |
5 | 12 | 60 | 4 |
6 | 10 | 60 | 0 |
7 | 8 | 56 | -4 |
8 | 6 | 48 | -8 |
If each country specializes in producing those goods in which it has a comparative advantage, then Select one: a. each country will be self-sufficient b. world output will be maximized c. the consumption possibilities for the world will be reduced d. all countries will have the same standard of living. e. rich countries will get richer and poor countries will get poorer Evidence indicates that tariffs and quotas are Select one: a. beneficial for producers in a protected industry, but...
2,3 and 5 CHAP PRICE-SEARCHER MARKETS WITH HIGH ENTRY BARRIERS con granted the only license to sell cable in 2. Which of the following firms best fits the definition of a monopoly 2 McDonald's, because it is the only firm who produces the Big Mac b a local cable company who has been granted the only license to a city by the town council c Ford Motor Company, because there a production of automobiles ompany, because there are significant economies...
A monopoly is the single supplier of a product with no a. barriers to entry b. close substitutes c. established price d. limit to supply over the relevant range of output with declining average total costs. In a natural monopoly, a firm has a. illegal barriers b.twenty-year patents c. pure competition d. economies of scale How does the demand curve for a product in a pure monopoly compare to the demand curve for the industry? a. They are the same....
Understanding possible entry barriers is most important when analyzing which of the industry forces? Threat of competitive rivalry Threat of suppliers Threat of new entrants Threat of buyers Threat of substitutes Which of the following is not a condition that makes suppliers of an industry more powerful? A) There are a high number of suppliers. B) The industry is not important to the supplier group. C) There are high switching costs for firms in the industry to switch from current...
Of the four market structures given below, which is the MOST competitive? Monopolistic competition. Oligopoly. Monopoly. Perfect competition. A manufacturer produces 5,000 metal crates each month at a cost of $50,000. However, the production of these crates leads to pollution in the surrounding community. As a result of the pollution, residents in the community have higher health care costs (equal to $20,000 each month) and must repeatedly clean their cars and homes (at a cost equal to $10,000 each month)....
Which of the following is assumed in a perfectly competive market? 1. significant barriers to entry 2. Firms sell similar, but differentiated products. 3. many buyers 4. a small number of producers
1. The general term for market structures that fall somewhere between monopoly and perfect competition isa. incomplete markets.b. monopolistically competitive markets.c. imperfectly competitive markets.d. oligopoly markets.2. An oligopoly is a market in whicha. there are many price-taking firms, each offering a product similar or identical to the products offered by other firms in the market.b. there are only a few sellers, each offering a product similar or identical to the products offered by other firms in the market.c. the actions...
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...
1.) An industry is said to be a natural monopoly when: A. legal barriers limit entry into the market. B. economies of scale are present in the market. C. the market demand for the product supplied by a firm is inelastic. D. long-run average cost continues to increase as the quantity of output increases. 2.) A monopoly: A. can increase price and increase output at the same time. B. can charge any price it wants and still sell all of...
All of these are necessary for perfect competition, EXCEPT: O differentiated products. O no barriers to market entry or exit. O no control over price. O many buyers and sellers. One of the innovations that helped globalization was: o the development of currency controls. O an increase in market demand. O a recognition that proprietors and firms were not perfectly rational with the result of relaxation of price controls. O a reduction in transaction costs due to containerization. (Table) Based...