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Question

profit-maximizing quantity of output in the short run, a perfectly

competitive firm will:

A) produce

at a loss.

B) produce

at a profit.

C) shut

down production.

D) produce

more than the profit-maximizing quantity.


all firms will have:

A) identical

plant sizes but may be producing different levels of

output.

B) equal

marginal costs.

C) positive

fixed costs.

D) marginal

cost equal average fixed cost.


and incurs an economic loss if:

A) P

> ATC.

B) P

< AVC.

C) AVC

> P > ATC.

D) AVC

< P < ATC.


A) total

cost.

B) average

variable cost.

C) average

total cost.

D) marginal

cost.


A) difficult

entry and exit.

B) few

buyers and sellers.

C) complete

information.

D) different

goods.


firms will leave the industry and industry output will _______ and

economic losses will _______ in the long run.

A) fall;

fall

B) rise;

fall

C) rise;

rise

D) fall;

rise


A) identical

goods.

B) difficult

entry and exit.

C) few

buyers and sellers.

D) limited

information.


firm, like Dell, that is able to exert influence over prices and

output. This situation violates the perfect competition assumption

of:

A) many

buyers and sellers.

B) easy

entry and exit.

C) complete

information.

D) no

discrimination.


A) is

the MC curve above the minimum of ATC.

B) tells

the quantity produced at each price.

C) must

result in a price greater than MR.

D) shows

the outputs at which the firm makes an economic

profit.


profit-maximizing quantity of output in the short run, a perfectly

competitive firm will:

A) produce

at a loss.

B) produce

at a profit.

C) shut

down production.

D) produce

more than the profit-maximizing quantity.


A) price

taker.

B) price

searcher.

C) cost

maximizer.

D) quantity

taker.


A) individuals

in the market accept the market price as given.

B) individuals

can influence the market price.

C) the

price will be a fair price.

D) the

price will be low.


A) marginal

revenue equals total revenue.

B) marginal

revenue equals price and average revenue.

C) net

revenue equals price.

D) net

revenue equals marginal revenue.


firm:

A) produces

output and earns zero economic profit.

B) produces

output and earns an economic profit.

C) produces

output and incurs an economic loss.

D) does

not produce output and incurs an economic loss.


its:

A) average

variable cost curve above the marginal cost curve.

B) marginal

cost curve above the average fixed cost curve.

C) marginal

cost curve above the average total cost curve.

D) marginal

cost curve above the average variable cost curve.



Explanation / Answer

1 B) produce at a profit.

2 B) equal marginal costs.

3 D) AVC < P < ATC.

4 B) average variable cost.

5 C) complete information.

6 A) fall; fall

7 A) identical goods.

8 D) no discrimination.

9 B) tells the quantity produced at each price.

10 C) shut down production.

11 A) price taker.

12 A) individuals in the market accept the market price as given.

13 C) net revenue equals price.

14 A) produces output and earns zero economic profit.

15 D) marginal cost curve above the average variable cost curve.