econ study guide 11

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A pure monopolist:
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will realize an economic profit if price exceeds ATC at the profit-maximizing/loss-minimizing level of output.
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Confronted with the same unit cost data, a monopolistic producer will charge:
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a higher price and produce a smaller output than a competitive firm.
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An important economic problem associated with pure monopoly is that, at the profit-maximizing outputs, resources are:
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underallocated because price exceeds marginal cost.
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The restaurant, legal assistance, and clothing industries are each illustrations of:
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monopolistic competition.
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A monopolistically competitive industry combines elements of both competition and monopoly. The monopoly element results from:
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product differentiation.
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The demand curve of a monopolistically competitive producer is:
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more elastic than that of a pure monopolist, but less elastic than that of a pure competitor.
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When a monopolistically competitive firm is in long-run equilibrium:
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MR = MC and P > minimum ATC.
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Which of the following statements is correct?
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In the long run, purely competitive firms and monopolistically competitive firms earn zero economic profits, while pure monopolies may or may not earn economic profits.
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In monopolistically competitive markets, resources are:
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underallocated because long-run equilibrium occurs where price exceeds marginal cost.
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Concentration ratios:
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may understate the degree of competition because they ignore imported products.