Microeconomics Final Exam

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study guide for Microeconomics final
Jess Todd
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Question 1

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Marginal product is?
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  • the change in total product divided by the change in quantity of labor
  • total product divided by the quantity of labor
  • always positive
  • unrelated to total product

Question 2

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the marginal cost curve first declines and then increases because of...?
Answer
  • increasing, then diminishing, marginal utility
  • the decline in the gap between ATC and AVC as output expands
  • increasing, then diminishing, marginal returns
  • constant marginal revenue

Question 3

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The vertical distance between ATC and AVC measures:
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  • marginal cost
  • total fixed cost
  • average fixed cost
  • economic profit per unit

Question 4

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ATC is:
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  • AVC-AFC
  • MC+AVC
  • AFC+AVC
  • (AFC+AVC)+Q

Question 5

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when the marginal cost curve lies:
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  • above the ATC curve, ATC rises
  • above the AVC curve, ATC rises
  • below AVC curve, total fixed cost increases
  • below the ATC curve, total fixed cost falls

Question 6

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the long run ATC curve is often called the firm's....?
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  • planning curve
  • capital-expansion path
  • total product curve
  • production possibilities curve

Question 7

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Curve MR is horizontal because:
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  • product price falls as output increases
  • the law of diminishing marginal utility is at work
  • the market demand for this product is perfectly elastic
  • the firm is a price taker

Question 8

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at a price of $131 and 7 unites of output:
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  • MR exceeds MC, and the firm should expand its output
  • total revenue is less than total cost
  • AVC exceeds ATC
  • the firm would earn only a normal profit

Question 9

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in maximizing profits at 9 units of output, this firm is adhering to which of the following decision rules?
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  • produce where MR exceeds MC by the greatest amount
  • produce where P exceeds ATC by the greatest amount
  • Produce where total revenue exceeds total cost by the greatest amount
  • produce where average fixed costs are zero

Question 10

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suppose price declined from $131 to $100. this firm's...?
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  • Marginal-cost curve would shift downward
  • economic profit would fall to zero
  • profit-maximizing output would decline
  • total cost would fall by more than its total revenue

Question 11

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we know the firm is a price taker because:
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  • its MC curve slopes upward
  • its ATC curve is U shaped
  • its MR curve is horizontal
  • MC and ATC are equal at the profit-maximizing output

Question 12

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the equality that Price (P), Marginal Cost (MC), and minimum Average Total Cost (ATC):
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  • occurs only in constant-cost industries
  • encourages entry of new firms
  • means the "right goods" are being produced in the "right ways"
  • results in a zero accounting profit

Question 13

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when P=MC=lowest ATC for individual firms, in the market:
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  • consumer surplus necessarily exceeds producer surplus
  • consumer surplus plus producer surplus is at a maximum
  • producer surplus necessarily exceeds consumer surplus
  • supply and demand are identical

Question 14

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which of the following pairs are both "competition-like elements" in monopolistic competition?
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  • price exceeds MR; standardized product
  • entry is relatively easy; only a normal profit in the long run
  • price equals MC at the profit maximizing output; economic profits are likely in the long run
  • the firms' demand curve is downsloping; differentiated products

Question 15

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check all that apply to Pure monopoly
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  • sole supplier of a product
  • one of many suppliers of the same product
  • easy entry
  • difficult entry
  • Unique product
  • product has many close substitutes
  • price maker
  • price taker
  • a pure monopoly will be less efficient than pure competition
  • a pure monopoly will be more efficient than a pure competition

Question 16

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check all that apply to Monopolistic competion
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  • the only firm or sole supplier of a product
  • one of many firms or suppliers of a product
  • easy entry and exit
  • difficult entry and exit
  • standardized product
  • differentiated product
  • Price maker
  • Price taker
  • efficient
  • not efficient

Question 17

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check all that apply to oligopoly
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  • one of many suppliers or firms
  • one of few suppliers or firms
  • easy entry
  • difficult entry
  • price maker
  • price taker
  • efficient
  • inefficient

Question 18

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check all that apply to Pure competition
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  • one of many firms or suppliers
  • one of few suppliers or firms
  • standardized product
  • differentiated product
  • price maker
  • price taker
  • easy entry
  • difficult entry
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