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Chapter 14 Multiple Choice Questions
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Chapter 14 Multiple Choice Questions
Oligopoly
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If a few large firms dominate an industry the market is known as:
Monopolistic competition
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Competitively monopolistic
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Duopoly
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Oligopoly
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In a cartel, member firms may be given a fixed amount to produce. This amount is called a:
Limitless
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Factor
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Quota
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Quotient
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In the Kinked Demand Curve theory it is assumed that:
An increase in price by the firm is not followed by others
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An increase in price by the firm is followed by others
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A decrease in price by the firm is not followed by others
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Firms collude to fix the price
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The Kinked Demand Curve theory assumes:
Firms co-operate
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Firms act as part of a cartel
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Firms are competitive with each other
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Firms are not profit maximizers
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In Game Theory:
Firms are always assumed to act independently
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Firms are always assumed to cooperate with each other
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Firms always collude as part of a cartel
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Firms consider the actions of others before deciding what to do
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In the Kinked Demand Curve theory:
The marginal revenue curve is perfectly horizontal
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Demand is always price inelastic
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Demand is always price elastic
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Non price competition is likely
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In oligopoly:
The largest four firms are likely to have a small market share
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The price is likely to equal marginal revenue
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Firms will continue to produce in the long run if price is less than average cost
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Firms may collude or compete depending on their assumptions about their competitors
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A model of Game Theory of oligopoly is known as the:
Prisoner's Dilemma
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Monopoly Cell
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Jailhouse Sentence
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Jury Box
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In a cartel:
Firms compete against each other
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Price wars are common
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Firms use price to win market share from competitors
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Firms collude
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In cartels:
Each individual firm profit maximizes
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There may be an incentive to cheat
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The industry as a whole is loss making
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There is no need to police agreements
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