A. It is efficient because the right amount of output is produced, but not efficient in that the output produced is produced at a cost above minimum average total cost
B. It is efficient because entry is free and economic profits are eliminated in the long run.
C. It is not efficient because too little output is produced and the output that is produced is produced at a cost above minimum average total cost
D. It is not efficient because too little output is produced but is efficient in that the output produced is produced at minimum average total cost.
Related Mcqs:
- Which of the following statements best describes the outcome under monopolistic competition ?
A. In monopolistic competition, there are too many firms and each firm produce a slightly different product at a scale that is less than optimal
B. In monopolistic competition there are too few firms and each firm produce a slightly different product at scale that is greater than optimal
C. in monopolistic competition there is the correct number of firm and each firm produces a slightly different product at an optimal scale.
D. In monopolistic competition there are too many firms and each firm produce a slightly different product at the optimal scale - Suppose that 40 percent of the voting population wish to spent Rs1,000 for artwork in City Hall, 25 percent wish to spent Rs20,000 and 35 percent wish to spend Rs 22,000 What is the median preferred outcome, the average preferred outcome and the modal preferred outcome ?
A. Rs20,000; Rs20,000; Rs22,000
B. Rs1,000; Rs14,333; Rs1,000
C. Rs20,000; Rs13,100; Rs1,000
D. Rs1,000; Rs20,000; Rs22,000 - Monopolistic competition differs from perfect competition primarily because ?
A. in monopolistic competition entry into the industry is blocked
B. in monopolistic competition there are relatively few barriers to entry.
C. in monopolistic competition, firms can differentiate their products
D. in perfect competition firms can differentiate their products - The long-run equilibrium outcomes in monopolistic competition and perfect competition are similar because in both market structures ?
A. the efficient output level will be produced in the long run
B. firms will only earn a normal profit
C. firms realize all economies of scale
D. firms will be producing at minimum average cost - The use of word “competition” in the name of the market structure called “monopolistic competition” refers to the fact that ?
A. there are many sellers in a monopolistically competitive market and there is free entry and exit in the market just like a competitive market
B. Monopolistically competitive firms face a downward-sloping demand curve just like competitive firms.
C. Monopolistically competitive firms charge prices equal to the minimum of their average total cost just like competitive firms.
D. The products are differentiated in a monopolistically competitive market just like in a competitive market. - Which of the following is true under pairwise majority rule if people vote for the outcome closest to their most preferred outcome ?
A. The average preferred outcome wins
B. There is no clear winner due to Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem.
C. The outcome preferred by the median voter wins
D. The outcome preferred by the greatest number of voters wins. - Which of the following is true regarding the similarities and differences in monopolistic competition and monopoly ?
A. the monopolist faces a downward-sloping demand curve while the monopolistic competitor faces an elastic demand curve
B. the monopolist charges a price above marginal cost while the monopolistic competitor charges a price equal to marginal cost
C. The monopolist makes economic profits in the long run while the monopolistic competitor makes zero economic profits in the long run
D. Both the monopolist and the monopolistic competitor operate at the efficient scale - In monopolistic competition firms achieve some degree of market power ?
A. by producing differentiated products
B. because of barriers to exit from the industry
C. by virtue of size alone
D. because of barriers to entry into the industry - In monopolistic competition ?
A. Firms face a perfectly elastic demand curve
B. All products are homogeneous
C. Firms make normal profits in the long run
D. There are barriers to entry to prevent entry - In monopolistic competition ?
A. There are few sellers
B. There are few buyers
C. There is one seller
D. There are many sellers
