Economics Mcqs
If a marginal revenue exceeds marginal cost, a monopolists should?

A. Increase should
B. Decrease output
C. Keep output the same because profits are maximized when marginal revenue exceeds marginal cost
D. Raise the price

In pure monopoly, what is the relation between the price and the marginal revenue ?

A. The price is greater than the marginal revenue
B. The price is less than the marginal revenue
C. There is no relation
D. They are equal

Compared to the case of perfect competition, a monopolist is more likely to ?

A. Charge a higher price
B. Produce a lower quantity of the product
C. Make a greater amount of economic profit
D. All of the above

Which of the following best defines price discrimination ?

A. Charging different prices on the basis of race
B. Charging different prices for goods with different costs of production
C. Charging different prices based on cost-of-service differences
D. Selling a certain product of given quality and cost per unit at different prices to different buyers

Money is ?

A. The value of all coins and currency in circulation at any time
B. Anything that is generally accepted as a medium of exchange
C. The same as income
D. All of the above

Compared to a perfectly competitive market a monopoly market will usually generate ?

A. Higher prices and lower output
B. Higher prices and higher output
C. Lower prices and lower output
D. Lower prices and higher output

Using government regulations to force a natural monopoly to charge a price equal to his marginal cost will ?

A. Cause the monopolist to exit the market
B. Improve efficieny
C. Raise the price of good
D. Attract additional firms to enter the market

Public ownership of natural monopolies ?

A. Tends to be inefficient.
B. Usually lowers the cost of production dramatically.
C. Creates synergies between the newly acquired firm and other government-owned companies.
D. Does none of the things described in these answers

If regulators break up a natural monopoly into many smaller firms, the cost of production ?

A. Will rise
B. Will fall
C. Will remain the same
D. Could either rise or fall depending on the elasticity of the monopolist’s supply curve

According to Schumpeter ?

A. Monopolies are inefficient
B. Monopoly profits ac as an incentive for innovation
C. Monopolies are alocatively efficient
D. Monopolies are productively efficient