ECO 2302 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Monopolistic Competition, Oligopoly

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A structure characterized by many sellers producing a differentiated product. They have some control over the price being charged. Structure characterized by a few large producers, and it operates with extensive entry barriers. For companies under monopolistic competition, the price and output are determined in the short run. They can also incur economically losses in the short run. In an oligopoly, it s all about promoting collusion. If an industry or company is composed of more than one firm, that is selling identical products and influencing the market, they are promoting collusion. Measuring the size distribution of firms that are engaging in economic activities and indicating competition degree. The cartels are considered a special case of oligopoly. In this case, competing firms are trying to collude to create formal agreements to production quantities. Only practical when there is a small number of firms.

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1. Which market structure is characterized by a few interdependent firms?

A) Monopoly.

B) Perfect competition.

C) Monopolist competition.

D) Oligopoly.

2. The correct ranking (put in order) of the degree of market power (from highest to lowest) is

A) Monopoly, monopolistic competition, perfect competition, oligopoly

B) Monopoly, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, perfect competition.

C) Monopoly, oligopoly, monopolistic competition, perfect competition.

D) Oligopoly, monopoly, monopolistic competition, perfect competition.

3. The term monopolistic competition

A) is an alternate expression for monopoly

B) is used to describe perfect competition with strong entry barriers.

C) denotes an industry with one seller of many differentiated products

D) denotes an industry with many sellers of differentiated products.

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Homework help and study guide help, all multiple choice

A monopolist:

A) can sell as much as it wants at the chosen price because it is the only seller.

B) can increase the price only if it is willing to decrease the quantity sold.

C) can increase the price and the quantity sold at the same time.

D) is not restricted by the law of demand.

A monopolistically competitive firm:

A) produces where marginal revenue equals marginal cost and charges the price consumers are willing to pay as given by the demand curve.

B) produces where marginal cost equals average total cost and charges the price consumers are willing to pay as given by the demand curve.

C) chooses price and quantity based on where the marginal cost curve meets the demand curve.

D) chooses price and quantity based on where the average total cost curve meets the demand curve.

21) Oligopoly is A) like a monopoly because there are barriers to entry. B) like perfect competition because oligopoly firms all sell homogeneous goods. C) like monopolistic competition because oligopoly firms all sell differentiated goods D) like perfect competition because there are many firms in the industry
ECON 1102 (Microeconomics) Test 4 (043015)

In ________ market structure, a firm's output depends ________.

A) an oligopoly; only on its own marginal revenue and marginal cost curves

B) a monopolistically competitive; in part on its competitors' price and quantity decisions

C) an oligopoly; in part on its competitors' price and quantity decisions

D) a monopolistically competitive; only on its marginal revenue curve

1. Which of the following is a characteristic of pure monopoly?

A. close substitute products

B. barriers to entry

C. the absence of market power

D. "price taking"

2. An example of a monopoly would be

A. one of many U.S. wheat farmers

B. one of the few U.S. automakers

C. AT&T cell phone service

D. the local water company

3. In which market structure do firms exist in very large numbers, each firm produces an identical product, and there is freedom of entry and exit?

A. monopoly

B. oligopoly

C. only perfect competition

D. only monopolistic competition

E. both perfect competition and monopolistic competition

4. Which of the following is the best example of a perfectly competitive market?

A. farming

B. diamonds

C. athletic shoes

D. soft drinks

E. electricity distribution

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