Question 1

In order to sell additional units the monopolist must ___________ the price.

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Question 2

The monopolist faces the demand curve of __________.

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Question 3

The market will limit monopoly power basically through the development of ________.

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Question 4

Large firms are able to lower their costs by taking advantage of __________.

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Question 5

The profit-maximizing monopolist always selects that output at which ___________ is equal to _________.

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Question 6

Legal barriers to entry into an industry include (1)_______ (2)_______ and (3)______.

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Question 7

Considering that there are over a half million doctors in the United States,it is still possible for a doctor to have a __________ monopoly in her or his neighborhood.

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Question 8

One advantage of ____________ is being able to set the industry standard.

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Question 9

The perfect competitor's demand and marginal revenue curves ______ identical;the monopolist's demand and marginal revenue curves _______ identical.

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Question 10

A _________ monopoly can provide cheaper service than could several competing firms.

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Question 11

In the long run the perfect competitor produces at the ________ of its average total cost curve,whereas the monopolist ________.

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Question 12

Large firms can take advantage of economies of __________.

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Question 13

An individual with a new idea for a product,such as someone who invents a new toy,will often take their idea to large manufacturers who have the wherewithal to produce and market their ideas.This barrier to entry is called ______________________.

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Question 14

Today the rationale for natural monopoly for the electric power and local telephone industries is ________.

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Question 15

New ________ has often undermined natural monopolies,such as in the case of competition for local telephone service in some states.

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Question 16

High set-up costs are very typical of _________ industry.

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Question 17

Rutgers University granted Coca-Cola a ___________ to sell its beverages on campus.

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Question 18

President Eisenhower warned us to "Beware of the __________."

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Question 19

Two objectives of the regulation of natural monopolies would be lower ______ and higher ______.

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Question 20

When firms get too big,___________ set in.

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Quiz 22: Monopoly