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Microecon market models exam
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Economics
Undergraduate 1
04/06/2016

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in a pure competition, marginal revenue equals what?
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price
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what is productive efficiency?
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goods produced in the least costly way
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what are the barriers to entry in a monopoly?
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economies of scale
legal barriers
ownership or control of essential resources
pricing
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marginal means-
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extra
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what is unit elastic?
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ed=1
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ed<1 is elastic or inelastic?
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inelastic
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ed>1 is elastic or inelastic?
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elastic
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Gas, cell phones, film, t.v., airlines are all examples of which market model?
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Oligopoly
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which market model is dominated by a few large producers of a standardized or differentiated product?
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oligopoly
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distribution of resources among firms and industries to obtain the products most wanted by society
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allocative efficiency
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Which market model do many sellers produce differentiated products?
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monopolistic competition
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Cash costs are implicit or explicit
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explicit
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opportunity costs are implicit or explicit
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implicit
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how many firms are in a monopoly?
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one
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mutual interdependence is in which market model?
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oligopoly
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Are products differentiated or standard in pure competition?
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standard
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Which two market models use advertising the most?
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monopolistic competition and oligopoly
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what shape is the demand curve in pure competition?
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horizontal
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in pure competition, marginal revenue equals-
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price
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marginal cost =
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marginal revenue
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What is the most significant aspect of a pure monopoly?
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entry
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What characteristic makes pure competition and monopolistic competition similar?
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Conditions of entry are easy
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Why would a firm in monopolistic competition differentiate its product and advertise?
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maximize profit
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What model has productive and allocative efficiency?
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Pure competition
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What is a public good
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a good provided by a government
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total utility is
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the sum of all utility (satisfaction)
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marginal utility is
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extra utility
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economic profit equation
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total revenue minus economic costs
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fixed costs are
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buildings, equipment. dont vary
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variable costs
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labor, materials. vary, can change
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example of monopolistic competition
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clothing, furniture, shoes, restaurants
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example of oligopoly
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airlines, gas, cell phones
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