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More Market Structures

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
If Mark wants to sell his corn at a local farmer's market, he must be aware that the product is standardized and that he will have no control over the price. The market structure he is MOST likely participating in is
a)
monopolistic competition
b)
oligopoly
c)
perfect competition
d)
monopoly
2.
Under perfect competition,
a)
products are similar but not identical.
b)
numerous restrictions prevent firms from entering the market.
c)
no seller can sell a product above the prevailing market price.
d)
a single seller can affect price.
3.

Google controls 67% of the web search market. The company has grown and branched off into email, online maps, GPS tracking systems, online data storage and mobile phones. There are competitors like Microsoft and Yahoo, but they own just 18% and 11% of the market, respectively. Which market structure(s) best fit Google? (There are two possible answers, pick both)

a)

Perfect competition

b)

Monopolistic competition

c)

Oligopoly

d)

Monopoly

4.

Using the pizza store graphic, what market structure best fits the pizza industry?

a)

Monopoly

b)

Oligopoly

c)

Perfect competition

d)

Monopolistic competition

5.
Factors that make it difficult for new firms to enter a market are called
a)
Barriers to entry
b)
Factors of production
c)
Limited supply
d)
Monopolistic Outlook
6.
Which is NOT a characteristic of perfect competition?
a)
difficult entry into the market
b)
many sellers
c)
identical product
d)
no control over price  
7.
Which of the following statements correctly identifies a difference between perfect competition and monopolistic competition? 
a)
In perfect competition there are no barriers to entry, but there are strong barriers in monopolistic competition. 
b)
In perfect competition there are many firms, but in monopolistic competition there are only a few firms. 
c)
In perfect competition the firms all sell products that are exactly the same, but in monopolistic competition each firm sells a slightly differentiated product. 
d)
In perfect competition there are few consumers, but in monopolistic competition there are many consumers. 
8.
In which market structure is there the MOST competition?
a)
Monopoly
b)
Oligopoly
c)
Monopolistic Competition
d)
Perfect Competition
9.
List the four market structures in order from least competitive to most competitive.
a)
Oligopoly, Monopoly, Perfect Competition, Monopolistic Competition
b)
Perfect Competition, Oligopoly, Monopoly, Monopolistic Competition
c)
Monopoly, Oligopoly, Monopolistic Competition, Perfect Competition
d)
Monopoly, Monopolistic Competition, Perfect Competition, Oligopoly
10.
There are many sellers of blue jeans.  Each blue jean seller makes their product slightly different to set it apart from others. There is free entry and exit into the blue jean market. Which market structure does this describe?
a)
Perfect Competition
b)
Oligopoly
c)
Monopoly
d)
Monopolistic Competition
11.

In the short run firms in perfect competition will still produce provided:

a)

The price covers average variable cost

b)

The price covers variable costs

c)

The price covers average fixed cost

d)

The price covers fixed costs

12.

The marginal revenue curve in monopoly:

a)

Equals the demand curve

b)

Is parallel with the demand curve

c)

Lies below and converges with the demand curve

d)

Lies below and diverges from the demand curve

13.

In monopoly in long run equilibrium:

a)

The firm is productively efficient

b)

The firm is allocatively inefficient

c)

The firm produces where marginal cost is less than marginal revenue

d)

The firm produces at the socially optimal level

14.

In a monopoly which of the following is not true?

a)

Products are differentiated

b)

There is freedom of entry and exit into the industry in the long run

c)

The firm is a price maker

d)

There is one main seller

15.

In Game Theory:

a)

Firms are always assumed to act independently

b)

Firms are always assumed to cooperate with each other

c)

Firms always collude as part of a cartel

d)

Firms consider the actions of others before deciding what to do

16.

In monopolistic competition:

a)

Firms face a perfectly elastic demand curve

b)

All products are homogeneous

c)

Firms make normal profits in the long run

d)

There are barriers to entry to prevent entry

17.

In monopolistic competition firms profit maximize where:

a)

Marginal revenue = Average revenue

b)

Marginal revenue = Marginal cost

c)

Marginal revenue = Average cost

d)

Marginal revenue = Total cost

18.

In monopolistic competition if firms are making abnormal profit other firms will enter and:

a)

The marginal cost of the firm will shift outwards

b)

The demand curve for the firm will shift inwards

c)

The average cost of the firm will shift downwards

d)

The average variable cost of the firm will increase

19.

Refer to the diagram. What price will the monopolist charge in order to maximise profit?

a)

£3

b)

£7

c)

£4

d)

£5

20.
A business that cannot set the prices itself, but accepts the market price
a)
Price maker
b)
Price taker
c)
Monopoly
d)
Cartel
21.
Which is NOT a characteristic of perfect competition?
a)
Numerous buyers and sellers
b)
Standardized product
c)
Differentiated product
d)
Independent buyers and sellers
22.
Monopolists are able to control prices because they have
a)
much competition and many substitutes
b)
much competition and no substitutes
c)
no competition and many substitutes
d)
no competition and no substitutes
23.
Using advertising to try to convince customers to buy one product over another is a form of
a)
Antitrust competition
b)
Focus competition
c)
Monopolistic competition
d)
Non-price competition
24.
An example of imperfect competition is when
a)
A book seller freely exits the market
b)
A farmer sells eggs, fruits, and vegetables
c)
Buyers receive enough information to make educated buying choices
d)
Ice cream sellers join together to influence the price of ice cream sundaes
25.

This monopolostic competitor must be operating in the

a)

red (taking loss).

b)

short run.

c)

long run.

d)

intermediate length.

26.

This monopolistic competitor must be operating in the

a)

red (taking an economic loss).

b)

short run.

c)

long run.

d)

black (making an economic profit).

27.

The unit elasticity point for this model would occur at quantity

a)

1,000.

b)

2,000.

c)

2,150.

d)

approximately 2,500.

28.

This monopolostic competitor is experiencing

a)

economic profit.

b)

normal profit.

c)

economic loss.

d)

economic shutdown.

29.

This pure monopolist would charge price _____ and make a ______ in the ______ run.

a)

P1; profit; long run.

b)

C1; profit; long run.

c)

C1; loss; short run.

d)

P1; loss; long run.

e)

P1; loss; short run.

30.

This graph could represent all of the following except

a)

pure monopoly in the short run.

b)

pure monopoly in the long run.

c)

monopolistic competition in the short run.

d)

oligopoly in the short run.

e)

perfect competition.

31.

Deadweight loss in this graph would best be represented by area

a)

AFCH

b)

FJH

c)

JKL

d)

AFN0

32.

The socially optimal point on this graph would be at point

a)

J

b)

F

c)

L

d)

G

e)

K

33.

The allocatively efficient point on this graph would occur at point

a)

J

b)

F

c)

L

d)

G

e)

K

34.

The fair return point on this graph would occur at point

a)

J

b)

F

c)

L

d)

G

e)

K

35.

The area of ________ would represent the area of _______.

a)

BGHC; loss

b)

FHJ; consumer surplus

c)

AFGB; profit

d)

BGM0; producer surplus

e)

BGM0; total revenue

36.

Profit max would occur at price ____ and quantity ____.

a)

B; M

b)

J; Q

c)

B: N

d)

A; M

e)

B; Q

37.

If perfect price discrimination were performed by this firm they would begin charging at point ___ and move all the way up the demand curve until hitting the origin.

a)

F

b)

J

c)

L

d)

G

38.

If the firm produces Q2 the firm _____ maximizing its profit and is ____.

a)

is; earning a normal profit.

b)

is not; incurring an economic loss.

c)

is not; earning a normal profit.

d)

is; incurring an economic loss.

e)

is; earning an economic profit.

39.

Suppose the market price of the product jumped from P2 to P4, to maximize production the firm would

a)

increase production and earn an economic profit.

b)

not change production and earn normal profit.

c)

increase production and incur an economic loss.

d)

not change production and incur an economic loss.

e)

not change production and earn economic profit.

40.

A market is classified as an oligopoly when

a)

many firms produce the same product.

b)

only one firm sells a product with no close substitutes.

c)

many firms produce a slightly differentiated product.

d)

a few firms compete.

e)

no matter how many firms are in the market, a barrier blocks entry by other firms.

41.

To maximize profit this firm will produce quantity __ at price __.

a)

Q; D

b)

Q; C

c)

Q; B

d)

Q: A

42.

This firm is experiencing what at price C

a)

normal profit.

b)

economic profit.

c)

economic loss.

d)

shutdown.

43.

At price of $2, this firm would produce

a)

6

b)

2.5

c)

0

d)

4

44.

This is a perfectly competitive firm, at a price of $8

a)

it makes economic profit.

b)

it incurs economic loss.

c)

it breaks even.

d)

it shuts down.

45.

This firm is perfectly competitive, at a price of $3

a)

it will make economic profit.

b)

it will incur economic loss.

c)

it will break-even.

d)

it will shut down.

46.

Blueberry producers in Idaho are perfectly competitive, the market demand curve for blueberries is

a)

nonexistent.

b)

downward sloping.

c)

horizontal.

d)

upward sloping.

47.

The price charged by a perfectly competitive firm is

a)

higher the more the firm produces.

b)

lower the more the firm produces.

c)

the same as the market price.

d)

different than the price charged by competing firms.

e)

indeterminate.

48.

if this market is perfectly competitive and the market price is $9 they should produce (in thousands)

a)

6

b)

0

c)

9.5

d)

7

49.

If a monopoly can perfectly price discriminate, then its marginal revenue curve will be

a)

the same as its marginal cost curve.

b)

the same as its demand curve.

c)

a vertical line at profit maximizing output.

d)

the same as its supply curve.

e)

undefined, it does not exist.