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MARKET STRUCTURE ECON

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of perfect competition?

a)

homogenous product

b)

large number of small firms

c)

price taker

d)

supernormal profits in long run

e)

perfect information

2.

Assuming a firm is making supernormal profits in the short run in perf comp market. What will happen to the firm's price, quantity and profits in long run?

a)

fall, fall, fall

b)

rise, fall, rise

c)

rise, rise, rise

d)

fall, rise, fall

e)

rise, rise, fall

3.

Which of the following markets is closest to a perfectly competitive market?

a)

indian takeaway

b)

estate agents

c)

supermarket

d)

potato

e)

online betting

4.

Which of the following types of efficiency would not be achieved in a perfectly competitive market in the long run?

a)

allocative

b)

productive

c)

x efficiency

d)

dynamic

5.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of monopolistic competition?

a)

differentiated product

b)

price setter

c)

downward sloping ar and mr curves

d)

high barriers to entry and exit

e)

imperfect information

6.

Assuming short run supernormal profits what will happen to a firms AR and MR curves in the long run under monop comp?

a)

inward shift and pivot

b)

outward shift and pivot

c)

no change

d)

none of the above

7.

Which of the following is least likely to occur in long run monop comp?

a)

allocative inefficiency

b)

productive inefficiency

c)

productive efficiency

d)

dynamic efficiency

8.

Which of the following is a characteristic of an oligopoly market structure?

a)

large number of small firms

b)

interdependence

c)

price taker

d)

homogenous product

e)

low barriers to entry/exit

9.

In the kinked demand curve, if a firm raises price what will happen to total revenue?

a)

rise

b)

no change

c)

fall

d)

none of the above

10.

In the kinked demand curve, how would you describe the elasticity with regards a price fall?

a)

inelastic

b)

elastic

c)

unitary

d)

perfectly elastic

11.

According to the kinked demand curve, if costs of production increase, what will happen to the profit max price?

a)

stay same

b)

stay same up to a point and then it will rise

c)

fall

d)

rise

12.

In oligopoly markets prices are referred to as 'sticky'. This is the same as......

a)

price fluidity

b)

price war

c)

price rigidity

d)

price competition

13.

Advertising is an example of what type of cost?

a)

variable

b)

semi-variable

c)

opportunity

d)

hidden

e)

sunk

14.

Kinked demand curve theory suggests what type of competition will dominate in an oligopoly?

a)

price

b)

non-price

c)

fierce

d)

swimming

15.

Which of the following is the best example of an oligopoly market structure

a)

online gambling

b)

supermarket

c)

gyms

d)

taxi