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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A sell a greater quantity.
B charge a higher price.
C increase its profits.
D do all of the above.
Question #2
A An oligopoly
B A monopoly
C Collusion
D A cartel
Question #3
A monopolistic competition among firms with differentiated products.
B perfect competition because it displays product and allocative efficiencies.
C perfect competition among firms with differentiated products.
D oligopolistic competition in a certain market with similar products.
Question #4
A productive and allocative efficiency; profits and losses; zero profits
B productive efficiency; profits and losses; zero profits
C productive and allocative efficiency; profits and losses; negative profits
D allocative efficiency; profits and losses; negative profits
Question #5
A will decline
B will expand
C stays the same
D will decline in the short run
Question #6
A enhancing the intangible aspects of the product.
B creating optimal perceptions of the product.
C choosing optimal locations from which the product is sold.
D enhancing product’s physical aspects and all of the above.
Question #7
A raise its price without losing all of its customers.
B choose any combination of price and quantity.
C sell any quantity it wishes at the prevailing market price.
D lose fewer customers than a monopoly that raised its prices.
Question #8
A they will wish to cooperate to make decisions about what price to charge.
B they will be unable to earn higher-than-normal profits in the short run.
C they will wish to cooperate to make decisions about what quantity to produce.
D they will be unable to earn higher-than-normal profits in the long run.
Question #9
A Trademark
B Patent
C Copyright
D Intellectual property
Question #10
A total costs decrease and become flatter as output rises
B total costs rise and grow steeper as output rises
C total costs are typically constant and are shown by a straight horizontal line
D higher output levels create the typical downward sloping cost curve
Question #11
A quantities that can be produced
B prices that can be charged
C natural monopoly
D conditions of entry in a certain industry
Question #12
A there is a single seller in a particular industry
B there are limited sellers in a particular industry
C there is only one seller, therefore no industry
D there are a few sellers in a given industry
Question #13
A $3.50 or less
B $3.40 or less
C $3.90 or less
D $4.00 or less
Question #14
A always is the same
B always lies beneath
C always runs parallel
D always rises above
Question #15
A barriers to entry; to a few oligopoly firms
B barriers to entry; to a natural monopoly
C deregulation; requiring new patent law
D deregulation; requiring new copyright law
Question #16
A 1 million copyright licenses; identify the authors of creative works
B 800,000 trademarks; identify the source of goods
C 200,00 patents; license for use
D 200,000 trade secrets; create a natural monopoly
Question #17
A greater than
B a or c above
C equal to
D less than
Question #18
A marginal costs
B total costs
C average costs
D variable costs
Question #19
A the firm’s marginal cost curve will shift to the left.
B producing less at any market price will off-set marginal cost .
C expanding output levels at any given price will be profitable.
D the firm’s demand curve will also shift to the left.
Question #20
A short run; increasing quality of products
B short run; reducing its labor inputs
C long run; increasing its production
D long run; tailoring their quality controls
Question #21
A preparing to exit operations.
B considering capital investments.
C considering opportunity costs.
D preparing to reach its shutdown point.
Question #22
A to produce the profit-maximizing quantity of output at the lowest possible average cost
B the quantity of labor is the only variable cost choice a profit-seeking firm can make
C to produce the highest profitable quantity of output at the lowest possible marginal cost
D deciding what quantity to produce is one of the major choices a profit-seeking firm makes
Question #23
A trend setter
B price taker
C price setter
D business entity
Question #24
A marginal
B fixed
C variable
D average
Question #25
A the average product of labor is always equal to the marginal product of labor.
B as more labor inputs are used, the average product of labor inputs will fall.
C the average product of labor is always less than the marginal product of labor.
D the average product of labor is always greater that the marginal product of labor.
Question #26
A marginal cost is above average variable cost.
B average fixed cost is constant.
C marginal cost is below average fixed cost.
D marginal cost is below average variable cost.