ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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ISBN: 9780190931919
Author: NEWNAN
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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29) A major distinction between a monopolistically competitive firm and an oligopolistic
firm is that
A) one is a price taker and the other is a price maker.
B) a recognized interdependence exists between firms in one industry but not ir
the other.
C) one always produces differentiated products and the other always produces :
homogeneous product.
D) one necessarily faces a downward-sloping demand curve and the other a
horizontal demand curve.
30) The following table is for a purely competitive market for resources.
Number of
Total Product
Product Price
Workers
$3
1
16
26
3
34
4
40
3
44
How many more workers will the firm hire when the wage rate is $15 instead of $30?
A) 1 worker
B) 2 workers
C) 3 workers
D) 4 workers
31) If oligopolistic firms facing similar cost and demand conditions successfully collude,
price and output results in this industry will be most accurately predicted by which of th
following models?
A) the kinked demand curve model of oligopoly
B) the price-leadership model of oligopoly
C) the pure monopoly model
D) the monopolistic competition model
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Transcribed Image Text:29) A major distinction between a monopolistically competitive firm and an oligopolistic firm is that A) one is a price taker and the other is a price maker. B) a recognized interdependence exists between firms in one industry but not ir the other. C) one always produces differentiated products and the other always produces : homogeneous product. D) one necessarily faces a downward-sloping demand curve and the other a horizontal demand curve. 30) The following table is for a purely competitive market for resources. Number of Total Product Product Price Workers $3 1 16 26 3 34 4 40 3 44 How many more workers will the firm hire when the wage rate is $15 instead of $30? A) 1 worker B) 2 workers C) 3 workers D) 4 workers 31) If oligopolistic firms facing similar cost and demand conditions successfully collude, price and output results in this industry will be most accurately predicted by which of th following models? A) the kinked demand curve model of oligopoly B) the price-leadership model of oligopoly C) the pure monopoly model D) the monopolistic competition model
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