ECON 1116 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Price Discrimination, Deadweight Loss, Economic Surplus

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24 Aug 2016

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Economics

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ECON 1116

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Chapter 15 monopoly: perfect competition (summary, a lot of firms and buyers, homogeneous products, price takers c. i. Look at demand curve to see what power firms have c. ii. Key resource required for production owned by a single firm. If monopolist owns a critical resource that is important for the production of the good b. ii. 3. b. ii. 4. b. ii. 5. No other firms can produce the good unless they find other resources. Government is the monopoly producer of nuclear weapons b. ii. 5. a. b. ii. 5. b. Uranium is owned by the government in most countries. If you find some in your backyard, government still owns the b. ii. 6. uranium. Town residents have working wells competitive model price. Only one well in the town owner of the well has monopoly on water b. ii. 6. d. Monopolies has greater market power than any firm in a competitive market b. ii. 6. e. Monopolies can ask for a high price since they"re the only firm b. iii. Government regulation producing the good/service b. iii. 1. b. iii. 2. b. iii. 3. b. iii. 4.

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1. If the ATC curve is above the demand curve in a perfectly competitive firm, the firm will have a:

2. If the ATC curve is below the demand curve in a perfectly competitive firm, the firm will have a:

3. Even if in the short run, a perfectly competitive firm has a profit; in the long run, they always break even because:

- low barriers to entry

- profit incentives attract new firms

- perfectly homogenous products

- all of the above

4. A perfect competitor would:

- never charge above market price but might charge below market price

- never charge below market price but might charge above market price

- always change the market price

- none of the above

5. The crucial aspect of competition among firms that leads to the condition of zero profits in the long run is

- the number of firms in the industry is fixed

- free entry and exit of firms in the industry

- fixed costs equal zero

- all costs are at their least cost level.

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Which of the following is not necessarily a characteristic of perfect competition? (Points: 1)

low prices
a large number of buyers and sellers
a homogeneous product
perfect information

2. In the short run, a perfectly competitive ball bearing manufacturer will continue to produce at a loss if (Points :1)
it is covering all of its variable cost plus part of its fixed cost

it is covering all of its fixed cost
variable cost is less than the fixed cost
fixed cost is zero

3. The golden rule of profit maximization states that any firm maximizes profit by producing where (Points :
marginal revenue equals marginal cost
demand is unit elastic, and total revenue is the greatest
price equals marginal revenue
price equals marginal cost

4. Which of the characteristics of perfect competition assures that economic profit will be zero in the long run? (Points: 1)
There are easy entry and exit in the market.
Each firm is a price taker.
Each firm has access to perfect information.
Each firm is small relative to the market.

5. A constant-cost industry is distinguished by the fact that(Points: 1)
firms' short-run average total costs are horizontal
firms' short-run marginal cost curves are horizontal
the long-run industry supply curve is perfectly elastic
the short-run industry supply curve is perfectly elastic

6. Commodity products are (Points: 1)
pasteurized
bland
perceived by consumers to be identical
made by one manufacturer

7. In a perfectly competitive industry we are likely to find(Points: 1)
firms producing a wide variety of products
barriers to entry
no profit possible in the short run
firms that do not advertise

8. Perfectly competitive firms are price takers because (Points :1)
all small firms must take the price set by the largest firm in the market
firms take the price that government determines is a "fair" price
each firm is small and goods are perfect substitutes for one another
free entry and exit in the short run creates a constant market price in the long run

9. In perfect competition, if one firm raises its price, (Points :1)
others will follow
that firm will increase its revenues
that firm will lose revenues because other firms will not follow
all consumers will be adversely affected

10. Suppose, at its present rate of output, a perfectly competitive firm's marginal revenue exceeds both its marginal cost and its average variable cost. To maximize profit, the firm should (Points: 1)
lower the price
raise the price
increase output
reduce output

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Match the following.

constant-cost industry	A market structure in which a large number of firms sell a homogenous product or service with no restrictions on entry or exit and each firm is a price-taker.
increasing-cost industry	The demand facing a price-taking firm.
long-run equilibrium	A firm produces zero output but must still pay its fixed costs.
marginal revenue product	Price below which a firm shuts down in the short run.
perfect competition	All firms produce where price equals long-run marginal cost, and economic profits are zero.
perfectly elastic demand	Industry in which input prices rise as all firms in the industry expand output.
shut down	Industry in which input prices remain constant as all firms in the industry expand output.
the shut-down price	The additional revenue earned by hiring one more unit of a variable input.

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ECON 1116 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Price Discrimination, Deadweight Loss, Economic Surplus

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