Professor: M.

Rush
ECO 2023
FALL 2013
MIDTERM 2
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1) A farmer discovers that the total cost of growing 50 acres of eggplant is $50,000 and
that the total cost of growing 51 acres of eggplant is $52,000. The marginal cost of
the 51st acre of eggplant is
A) $52,000.
B) $50,000.
C) $2,000.
D) $1,019.61
E) $1,000.
2) A perfectly competitive firm incurs an economic loss but continues to operate if
A) P > ATC.
B) P < ATC and P < AVC.
C) P < ATC and P > AVC.
D) P = ATC and P > AVC.
E) None of the above because whenever a firm incurs an economic loss, it immediately
closes.
3) A firms average variable cost is $6, its total fixed cost is $300, and its output is 60
units. Its average total cost is
A) less than or equal to $5.00.
B) between $5.01 and $7.00.
C) between $7.01 and $34.00
D) between $34.01 and $75.00.
E) more than or equal to $75.01.
4) Which of the following shifts Leonardos ATC curve upward?
A) An increase in the hourly wage that Leonardos pays its workers.
B) A decrease in the hourly wage that Leonardos pays its workers.
C) An increase in the fixed amount of liability insurance premiums that Leonardos pays.
D) Both answers A and C are correct.
5) All points above a consumers budget line are
A) inferior to every point on the budget line.
B) preferred to every point on the budget line.
C) affordable.
D) unaffordable.
E) Both answers B and D are correct.
6) All of the perfectly competitive firms in a market are incurring economic losses. If
some of the firms exit the market, then the
A) market supply curve shifts rightward.
B) price of the product falls.
C) economic losses of the remaining firms decrease.
D) economic losses of the remaining firms increase.
E) None of the above are correct.
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7) To maximize its profit, the unregulated, single-price monopoly shown in the figure
above will produce _____ units of output.
A) 5
B) 10
C) 15
D) 20
E) None of the above are correct.
8) To maximize its profit, the unregulated, single-price monopoly shown in the figure
above will set a price of _____ per unit.
A) $10
B) $20
C) $30
D) $40
E) None of the above are correct.
9) If a natural monopoly is regulated using an average cost pricing rule, the firm
A) earns a positive economic profit, and there is a deadweight loss.
B) earns zero economic profit, and there is no deadweight loss.
C) earns zero economic profit, and there is a deadweight loss.
D) incurs an economic loss, and there is no deadweight loss.
10) If both firms in a duopoly cheat on a cartel agreement, the prices ____ and both
firms profits ____.
A) fall; rise
B) rise; fall
C) fall; fall
D) rise; rise
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Output
(units per hour)
Total Cost
(dollars per hour)
0 $4.00
1 $7.00
2 $8.00
3 $12.00
4 $17.00
5 $24.00
6 $36.00
11) In the above table, the firms average total cost when 6 units are produced is
A) $6.00.
B) $11.00.
C) $36.00.
D) More information is needed to answer the question.
E) Enough information is given to answer the question but none of the answers are
correct.
12) In the above table, the firms average variable cost when 5 units are produced is
A) $4.00.
B) $7.00.
C) $24.00.
D) More information is needed to answer the question.
E) Enough information is given to answer the question but none of the answers are
correct.
13) Because of an advance in technology, a monopolys MC curve shifts downward. The
firm will ____ its price and ____ the quantity it produces.
A) raise; increase
B) raise; decrease
C) lower; increase
D) lower; decrease
E) not change; not change
14) A single-price monopoly can sell 2 units for $10.00 per unit. In order to sell 3 units,
the price must be $9.00 per unit. The marginal revenue from selling the third unit is
A) $27.
B) $10.
C) $9.
D) $7.
E) None of the above answers is correct.
15) A price discriminating monopolist charges a lower price to customers with
A) lower supply elasticities.
B) higher supply elasticities.
C) lower willingness-to-pay.
D) higher willingness-to-pay.
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16) In the long-run, in a perfectly competitive market, the firms
A) can make an economic profit.
B) produce at the minimum average total cost.
C) produce at the maximum average total cost.
D) produce at the minimum marginal cost.
17) (This is an out of the book question.) In the relationship between the associates who
sell on the floor of JCPenney and the stores manager, the associates are the ____
and the stores manager is ____.
A) agents; the principal
B) agents; also an agent
C) principals; the agent
D) principals; also a principal
18) In the short run, it ____ possible for a monopolistically competitive firm to make an
economic profit and in the short run, it ____ possible for a firm in perfect
competition to make an economic profit.
A) is; is
B) is; is not
C) is not; is
D) is not; is not

19) If the regulator imposes a marginal cost pricing rule on the firm in the above figure,
the firm would provide service to _____ million households and the price would be
_____ per month.
A) 6; $26
B) 6; $10
C) 10.5: $10
D) 10.5; $15
E) 12.5; $10
20) (This an out-of-the-stock-market readings question.) In an efficient market,
A) big profits can be earned indefinitely.
B) there are no transaction costs.
C) price changes are easily predicted.
D) price changes are not easily predicted.
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21) Janes Garage Cleaning is a perfectly competitive firm that currently cleans 50
garages a week. Janes marginal cost is $50, her price is $40, and her average total
cost is $45. Jane is
A) maximizing her profit and is making an economic profit.
B) not maximizing her profit and is making an economic profit.
C) maximizing her profit and is making a normal profit.
D) not maximizing her profit and is making a normal profit.
E) None of the above are correct.
22) The profit maximizing condition for a firm in monopolistic competition is to
produce so that
A) marginal cost equals marginal revenue.
B) marginal cost equals price.
C) average total cost equals price.
D) price equals marginal revenue.
E) average total cost equals marginal revenue.

American

Cheat Comply

National
Cheat A: $600
N: $300
A: $200
N: $400
Comply A: $100
N: $200
A: $300
N: $500
23) There are two can companies, American and National, which have entered into a
collusive agreement. The payoff matrix of economic profits is above. American
_____ a dominant strategy and _____ a dominant strategy.
A) has; has
B) has; does not have
C) does not have; has
D) does not have; does not have
24) A natural monopoly occurs when
A) one firm owns all the vital resources needed in the production process of a particular
good.
B) one firm can supply the entire market at a lower cost per unit than two or more firms
can.
C) a few firms collude to act as a single firm.
D) one firm captures the all the consumer surplus.
E) a cartel is able to control the market price.
25) If a monopolistically competitive firm is producing a level of output such that
marginal cost exceeds marginal revenue, to increase its profits the firm should _____
its price and _____ its output.
A) raise; decrease
B) lower; increase
C) lower; decrease
D) raise; increase
E) raise; not change
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26) Suppose that Pepsi and Coke, two competitors, agree to charge the same prices for
their soft drinks. In the United States, this practice is
A) always legal under the antitrust laws.
B) legal as long as Herfindahl-Hirschman index is less than 1,000.
C) legal as long as the firms had a cost justification for setting prices.
D) always illegal under the antitrust laws.
27) Which one of the following statements is TRUE for BOTH perfect competition and
monopolistic competition?
A) Each type of firm faces a downward sloping demand curve.
B) Each type of firm produces a product identical to that of its competitors.
C) In the long run, firms in both industries earn zero economic profit.
D) Each type of firm competes on product quality and price.
28) Compared to a perfectly competitive market, a single-price monopoly with the same
costs will
A) create less consumer surplus.
B) create less economic profit.
C) create a deadweight loss.
D) Both answers A and C are correct.
29) Monopolies can earn an economic profit in the long run because of
A) rent seeking by competitors.
B) the elastic demand for the monopolys product.
C) the cost-savings gained by the monopoly.
D) barriers to enter the monopolys market.
E) None of the above are correct.
30) After the scores are posted, if you have a question about your test score, email the
grader at ECO2023.Grader@warrington.ufl.edu and the director is so fat that (HINT:
Be SURE to answer this question because youll get credit for any answer.)
A) every time he puts an apple in his mouth, people try to roast him.
B) he are a whole Pizza Hut.
C) his shadow weighs 35 pounds.
D) when he lies down on the beach, Greenpeace tries to haul him back into the water.
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