1
answer
0
watching
2,311
views

1. Which of the following is true under a monopoly?

  • A. Monopolist chooses the highest possible price.
  • B. Monopolist chooses a price that is always higher than marginal cost of production.
  • C. Marginal revenue of a monopolist is price.
  • D. None of the above are true for monopoly.

2. You are the manager of a monopoly that faces a demand curve described by P = 230 -20Q. Your costs are C = 5 +30Q. The profit-maximizing output for your firm is:

  • A. 4
  • B. 5
  • C. 6
  • D. 7

3. Which of the following is true?

  • A. A monopolist produces on the inelastic portion of its demand.
  • B. A monopolist always earns an economic profit.
  • C. The more inelastic the demand, the closer marginal revenue is to price.
  • D. In the short run a monopoly will shutdown if P < AVC.

4. In a competitive industry with identical firms, long rum equilibrium is characterized by:

  • A. P = AC
  • B. P = MC
  • C. MR = MC
  • D. All of the above

5. You are the manager of a firm that sells its product in a competitive market at a price of $50. Your firm's cost function is C = 40 + 5Q2. Your firm's maximum profits are:

  • A. 125
  • B. 250
  • C. 100
  • D. 85

6. A perfectly competitive firm faces:

  • A. A perfectly elastic demand function
  • B. A perfectly inelastic demand function
  • C. a demand function with unitary elasticity
  • D. none of the above

For unlimited access to Homework Help, a Homework+ subscription is required.

Verified Answer
Vaishnavi Kanukurti
Vaishnavi KanukurtiLv10
28 Sep 2019

Unlock all answers

Get 1 free homework help answer.
Already have an account? Log in

Jeffrey
Jeffrey
JD Candidate at Stanford Law School
30 Jun 2020

Answer verification

This is a step by step verification of the answer by our certified expert.
Subscribe to our livestream channel for more helpful videos.

Related textbook solutions

Weekly leaderboard

Start filling in the gaps now
Log in