Chapter 15 Microeconomics (Brassel)

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Compared to perfect competition, with monopoly
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All of the above
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A local electricity generating company has a monopoly that is protected by a barrier to entry that takes the form of?
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economies of scale
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If a monopolist's marginal revenue is $15 a unit and its marginal cost is $25, then.
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to maximize profit the firm should decrease output
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A patent or copyright is a barrier to entry based on
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government action to protect one producer
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A public enterprise is
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government designation that a private firm is the only legal producer of a good or service
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Governments grant patents to encourage
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research and development on new products
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For a natural monopoly to exist
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A firm's long run average cost curve must exhibit economies of scale
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The demand curve for the monopolist's product is
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the market demand for the product
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to sell more output, the monopolist's
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low the products price.
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To keep a monopoly a firm must have
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an insurmountable barrier to entry
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Output under a monopoly is
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less than what the ouput would be if competitive
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A monopoly is a seller of a product
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without a close substitute