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A monopoly differs from monopolistic competition in that:

A. in a monopoly, there are significant entry barriers, but there are low barriers to entry in a monopolistically competitive market structure.

B. a monopoly can never make a loss, but a firm in monopolistic competition can

C. a monopoly has market power, while a firm in monopolistic competition does not have any market power

D. a monopoly faces a perfectly inelastic demand curve while a monopolistic competitor faces an elastic demand curve

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Related questions

1) A natural monopoly exists when:

a. A few firms collude to make one large firm

b. Firms enter the industry as a result of profit incentives

c. Economies of scale provide large cost advantages to having one firm produce the industry's output

d. Firms naturally maximize regardless of market structure

 

2) A(n) ____ is a single firm with ___, whereas a(n) ___ implies an industry with ____ firm(s) and ____ .

a. Monopoly; barriers to entry; oligopoly; few; no barriers to entry

b. Oligopoly; no barriers to entry; monopoly; many; easy entry and exit

c. Monopoly; barriers to entry; monopolistic competition; many; easy entry and exit

d. Monopolistic competitor; barriers to entry; monopoly; one; barriers to entry

 

3) In monopolistic competition:

a. Each firm produces a product identical to that of every other firm in the industry

b. Firms are aware of their strategic interdependence

c. Firms earn large economic profits in the long run

d. Firms earn zero economic profits in the long run

 

4) A monopolistically competitive industry, such as corn snack chips, and a perfectly competitive industry, like wheat farming, are alike in that:

a. There are many firms in each industry

b. Firms in both types of industries produce similar but not identical products

c. Barriers to entry in both industries are large

d. Firms in both types of industries produce identical products

A major difference between monopolistic competition and perfect competition is:

a. there are barriers to entry in monopolistic competition. There are no barriers to entry in perfectly competitive markets.

b. monopolistically competitive firms sell differentiated products. Perfectly competitive firms sell identical products.

c. government regulation restricts the ability of monopolistically competitive firms to change their prices. Perfectly competitive firms face no price regulation.

d. the market demand curve in a monopolistically competitive market slopes downward. The market demand curve in a perfectly competitive market is horizontal

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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