Microeconomics
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When a monopolist switches from charging a singleprice to practicing perfect price discrimination, itreducesa. the quantity produced.b. the firm’s profit.c. consumer surplus.d. total surplus.
In the short run, a monopolist will shut down if it is producing a level of output where marginal revenue is equal to short run marginal cost and price is:
A. Greater than average total costB. Less than average total costC. Greater than average variable cost
D. Less than average variable cost
If a monopolist's marginal revenue is $3.00 and its marginal cost is $4.00, it will increase its profits by:
A. reducing output and raising price
B. Reducing both output and price
C. Increasing both output and price
D. Raising price while keeping output unchanged
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- 30. A monopolist will spend resources to advertise its product so long as A) net profits increase.B) gross profits increase.C) demand increases.D) total revenue increases.arrow_forwardCurrently, a monopolist’s profit-maximizing output is 400 units per week and it sells its output at a price of $60 per unit. The firm’s total costs are $10,000 per week. The firm is maximizing its profit, and it earns $40 in extra revenue from the sale of the last unit produced each week. a. What is firm's ATC.arrow_forwardFor a monopolist to produce one more unit of output, Select one: a. the price must be equal to the marginal cost b. the difference of total revenue gained and total revenue lost must be greater than zero c. the price must be equal to the average variable cost. d. demand must be in the in inelastic range of the demand curve e. the difference of the price and marginal revenue must be equal to zeroarrow_forward
- Currently, a monopolist’s profit-maximizing output is 400 units per week and it sells its output at a price of $60 per unit. The firm’s total costs are $10,000 per week. The firm is maximizing its profit, and it earns $40 in extra revenue from the sale of the last unit produced each week. a. What are the firm's MC.arrow_forwardA monopolist A.) Has perfectly inelastic demand curve B.) Is a price taker C.) Can always increase price to increase economic profit D.) Is rhe price maker E.) Has no control over the market price of the product it sellsarrow_forwardIt is possible for a monopolist's to earn economic profits even in the long run due to: a. its barriers to the entry of other firms. b. the nature of the monopolist's product. c. its practice of third-degree price discrimination.arrow_forward
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