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10. Quantity Refer to the graph shown. The supply curve for the perfectly compet

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Question

10. Quantity Refer to the graph shown. The supply curve for the perfectly competitive firm is best represented by the segment: a. AB b. BD. c. CE. d. DE 11. Firms base decisions on the decisions of other firms in the market in: a. a monopolistic industry b. an oligopolistic industry c. a monopolistically competitive industry. d. a perfectly competitive industry. 12. Allocative inefficiency due to monopoly is characterized by the condition: a. P> ATC b. P> MR c. P> MC 3. All of the following are long-run changes, except: An industry expands as more firms enter it A firm moves into larger production facilities to expand production Some firms decide to leave an industry and the industry contracts A firm produces more output by acquiring more raw materials for its existing factory

Explanation / Answer

11) Option b is correct (firms in an oligopolistic industry base their decisions on the decisions of other firms)

12) Option d is correct (P > MC indicates an allocative inefficiency)

13) Option d is correct (A firm producing more output by acquiring more raw materials is a short run change)