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Chapter 23: Monopoly
1.
By adhering to the MR = MC rule, a single-price monopoly
Correct: maximizes its profit, which may in some cases mean minimizing its losses.
2.
Both a price taker and a price searcher maximize profits (or minimize losses) by producing the quantity of output at which __________ equals __________.
Correct: marginal revenue; marginal cost
3.
Exhibit 24-1
Correct: area 0P
2
CQ
1
4.
If economies of scale are so pronounced in an industry that only one firm can survive in the industry, this firm is called a(n) __________ monopoly.
Correct: natural
5.
Exhibit 24-1
Refer to Exhibit 24-1 The deadweight loss of the profit-maximizing monopoly is identified by what area?
Correct: area BCA
6.
Question 6
2/2
Exhibit 24-4
Price
Quantity
Demanded
Total
Fixed Cost
Total
Variable Cost
Total Revenue
Total Cost
Marg
$50
0
$8
$0
(C)
(H)
45
1
8
20
(D)
(I)
(L)
40
2
(A)
30
(E)
(J)
(M)
35
3
8
55
105
63
(N)
30
4
8
(B)
(F)
93
(P)
25
5
8
125
(G)
(K)
(Q)
Refer to Exhibit 24-4.
What dollar amounts go in blanks (F), (G), (H), (I), and (J), respectively?
Correct: $120; $125; $8; $28; and $38
7.
Question 7
2/2
Exhibit 24-8
Quantity
Total Revenue
T
2
$200
$
3
$270
$
4
$328
5
$375
6
$390
Refer to Exhibit 24-8. Assuming that total fixed costs are $80, the average variable cost of producing 5 units of output is
Correct: $34.40.
8.
Exhibit 24-1
Refer to Exhibit 24-1. If the product is produced under single-price monopoly, what do total costs equal at the profit maximizing level of output?
area 0P
1
BQ
1
Correct answer
area BCA
Incorrect: area P
1
P
2
CB
area P
2
CAP
1
none of the above
9.
For the monopoly firm, its demand curve is
Correct: the market demand curve.
10.
In general, electric, gas, and water companies are examples of __________ monopolies.
Correct: natural
11.
A price searcher
Correct: is a seller that has the ability to control to some degree the price of the product it sells.
12.
Exhibit 24-10
Refer to Exhibit 24-10. The deadweight loss triangle is what area?
GFC
HGD
Incorrect: GCD
DCE
Correct answer
BFG
13.
Which of the following statements is false?
Correct: The monopolist is a price taker.
Correct: For a monopolist, the law of diminishing marginal returns does not hold.
Correct answer
A monopoly firm will earn profit if it produces the quantity of output at which MR = MC, and charges a price that is above its average total cost.
The monopolist firm searches for the highest per-unit price it can charge for the quantity of output it produces.
The highest per-unit price a monopoly firm can charge is determined by the height of its demand curve.
14.
A right granted to a firm by government that permits the firm to provide a particular good or service and excludes others from doing the same is called
15.
Correct: a public franchise.
16.
At the level of output at which a single-price monopolist maximizes profit, price is
Correct: greater than marginal cost.
17.
Suppose Johnny, seven years old, is selling lemonade to his neighbors and he sells each of his buyers the refreshment for the maximum price that each buyer is willing to pay. Johnny is practicing
Correct: perfect price discrimination.
18.
Exhibit 24-7
Refer to Exhibit 24-7. If D represents the demand curve facing a perfectly price-discriminating monopolist, the price it charges for the last unit sold exceeds the marginal cost of the last unit by
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Incorrect: $30.
$15.
$0.
Correct answer
an amount that cannot be determined without the average cost curve.
19.
Economic rent is a payment in excess of
Correct: opportunity cost.
20.
Question 20
2/2
Marginal revenue is equal to __________ divided by __________.
Correct: the change in total revenue; the change in quantity of output
Fpr question 3
For question 5
For question 8
For question 12
For question 18
Part. 2:
1.
Question 1
Exhibit 24-4
Total
Total
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Question 5
The following figure describes the market demand curve of a monopoly market:
10 Price, cost
9
8
7
6
3
2
1
a.
b.
C.
d.
5 10 15 20 25 30 35
D
a).
45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85
quantity
Draw the marginal revenue (MR) curve for the monopoly given the
above market demand curve.
If the monopoly firm can produce any output level with the extra
cost $3 per unit, how would the marginal cost (MC) curve be? List the
mathematical equation and draw the MC curve on the same figure of question
The fixed cost for the monopoly company is $25. Find the optimal
output level and the related profit/loss for it.
There are two proposals concerning the market efficiency:
Plan A: regulate the market price at $4.
Plan B: allow and help the monopoly enforce the perfect price discrimination.
If you represent consumers to vote for one plan, which one would you choose?
Explain with proper calculation (Hint: consumers only care about their welfare).
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1000
750
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250
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1200
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6000
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The figure above shows demand and marginal revenue for a single price monopoly.
At any price above $
demand is elastic.
Assume production costs are constant and equal to $750.00 (i.e., AC = MC = $750).
1) Output is
units per day at a price of $
per unit.
2) Profit is $
3) Consumer surplus is $
4) If this market was perfectly competitive, output would exceed the single-price monopoly output by
Time
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a monopoly?
Suppose the demand curve in the figure is market demand and the
corresponding market supply curve represents the marginal cost of
production.
Compared to perfect competition, a profit-maximizing monopoly
would decrease output by 2 units. (Enter your response as
an integer)
In addition, a monopoly would lower price by $12
Price and cost per unit
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Alice is the monopoly producer for DrinkMeTM, a magical potion
that makes you shrink in size. Market demand for this potion is
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Please calculate the following quantities.
%3D
a) Monopoly price, quantity and profits
b) The fair market price in perfect competition
c) The welfare loss which occurs due to the monopoly
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Question 21Select one or more:
a.
There is very low demand for the product, i.e., there’s a small market
b.
Firms have large fixed costs and a constant marginal cost of production
c.
Due to return to scale, one large firm can produce at a lower cost than many small firms
d.
The government issues liquor licenses, which are required for businesses to sell alcohol
e.
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f.
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A. fixed; competition and entry are restricted
B. total; competition and entry are restricted
C. variable; profts are maximized
D. variable; costs are minimized
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2. Suppose the cost function for a monopoly is given by TC =F+c.q where TC is the total
cost, F is the fixed cost and q is the output of the firm. The demand function for the
monopoly is given by q = A-bP where A > 0 and b > 0. Find out the profit maximizing
price, quantity, and profit for the monopoly. Also find out the expression for the marginal
revenue of the monopoly as well as the elasticity of demand facing the monopoly.
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ii.
iii.
A monopoly can be recognized by certain characteristics that set it aside from
the other market structures. Explain why a monopoly firm is a price-maker in
microeconomics.
The opponent of monopoly argued that the monopoly power will result to a
social cost. Explain why.
A perfectly competitive market has the opposite characteristics or conditions
from the monopoly market, describe THREE (3) characteristics or conditions of
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MC
The government decides to regulate your firm and imposes the Efficient Price. What
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Regulated Efficient price = $55
Regulated Efficient price = $60
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