A. more; more
B. fewer; less
C. more; less
D. no; infinite
Related Mcqs:
- Suppose we know that a monopolist is maximizing its profits. Which of the following is a correct inference? the monopolist has?
A. maximized its total revenue
B. set price equal to its average cost
C. equated marginal revenue and marginal cost
D. maximized the difference between marginal revenue and marginal cost. - Suppose that at a price of Rs 30 per month there are 30000 subscribers to cable television in small Town. If small Town Cablevision raise its price to Rs 40 per month the number of subscribers will fall to 20000 At which of the following price does small Town Cablevision earn the greatest total revenue ?
A. Rs 0 per month
B. Rs 30 per month
C. Rs 40 per month
D. Either Rs 30 or Rs 40 per month because the price elasticity of demand is 1.0 - Form society’s point of view, society would be better off if a monopolist ?
A. produced less and charged a higher price
B. produced more and charged a higher price
C. produced more and charged a lower price
D. produced less and charged a lower price. - Suppose that the world price of tin is above the target (ceiling) price that is defined by an international commodity agreement. To move the world price toward the target price, a buffer stock agreement would require its buffer stock manager to ____ tin and an export quota agreement would require that member countries _________ their export of tin?
A. purchase; decrease
B. purchase; increase
C. sell; increase
D. sell; decrease - When a monopolist produces an additional unit, the marginal revenue generated by that unit must be ?
A. below the price because the price effect outweighs the output effect
B. above the price because the output effect outweighs the price effect
C. above the price because the price effect outweighs the output effect
D. below the price because the output effect outweighs the price effect - Thomas is a monopolist in the production of your textbook because ?
A. Thomson has a legally protected exclusive right to produce this textbook
B. Thomson owns a key resource in the production of textbooks.
C. Thomson is a natural monopoly,
D. Thomson is a very large company - This monopolist should produce ?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5 - A monopolist maximizes profit by producing the quantity at which ?
A. marginal revenue equals marginal cost
B. marginal revenue equals price
C. marginal cost equals price
D. marginal cost equals demand
E. none of these answers - Compared to the case of perfect competition, a monopolist is more likely to ?
A. charge a higher price
B. produce a lower quantity of the product
C. make a greater amount of economic profit
D. all of the above - Comparing a monopoly and competitive firm, the monopolist will ?
A. produce less at a lower price
B. produce more at a lower price
C. produce less at a higher price
D. produce less at a lower price
