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Pure Competition Quiz Flashcards

1
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What type of product is in a purely competitive market?

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Standardized (perfect subs)

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2
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In a purely competitive market, is there any ability to set price?

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No, market determines price and the seller is the price taker

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Is there any product differentiation in a purely competitive market?

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No. Products are identical

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4
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What is the ease of entry in a purely competitive market?

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Relatively easy to start a new business

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5
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Are there any non-price competition (advertisements, warranties) in a purely competitive market?

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No

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Is there allocative/ productive efficiency in a purely competitive market?

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Yes

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7
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Are there any long run profits in a purely competitive market?

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No

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8
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What are some examples of a purely competitive market?

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  • agriculture
  • stock market
  • currency exchanges
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9
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The demand curve of the individual firm is

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Perfectly elastic

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10
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Why does P=MR?

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Because each additional sale brings the price as revenue- never more, never less

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11
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What is normal profit?

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The minimum income that the entrepreneur must receive to continue

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12
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What are the 3 characteristics of the MR=MC rule?

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  1. Firm will choose to produce rather than to shut down
  2. Profit maximizing rule for all firms
  3. PC firms can sell as much or as little as they choose
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13
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Firms maximize their profits where?

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Where MR=MC

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14
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How do you find the loss or profit?

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Price- ATC • quantity

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15
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MC intersects AVC and ATC where?

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At lowest points

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16
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MC comes from where?

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TC not ATC

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17
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How long will the firm choose to produce at a loss?

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As long as it covers its variable costs and at least some of its fixed costs

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18
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What does it mean when the ATC curve is above the AVC curve?

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Producing at a loss

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19
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What happens if the price is below AVC?

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Shut down

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20
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In the marginal cost and SR supply curve, what is the MR curve?

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The demand curve

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21
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In the marginal cost and SR supply curve what is the MC curve above shutdown point?

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The supply curve

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22
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If the MR=MC point is exactly at the shutdown point, what happens?

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The company still produces

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23
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What are the determinants that cause the supply curve to shift?

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  • cost of resources
  • # of firms
  • advances in technology
  • government regulation
  • taxes
  • price expectations
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24
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What is market price determined by?

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Demand and supply

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25
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What are the three assumptions of profit maximization in the long run?

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  • only adjustment in this analysis is the entry and exit of new firms
  • all firms have identical cost curves
  • industry is constant (entry and exit will not affect resource prices)
26
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Socially optimal production=?

A

Allocative efficiency

27
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Allocative efficiency?

A

Using resources deemed by society as most optimal means of production

28
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Productive efficiency?

A

Production of goods in least costly way

29
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In the long run, after all changes in the market, what happens?

A

Long run equilibrium is established

30
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In the long run?

A

A purely competitive firm wants only normal profit

31
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In a purely competitive market, what is the number of firms?

A

Very large number of firms (many many)

32
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In a monopolistic competitive market, how many firms are there?

A

Large number of firms (many)

33
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What type of product is in a monopolistic competition?

A

Differentiated (similar)

34
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What is the ability to set price in a monopolistic competitive market?

35
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Product differentiation in a monopolistic competitive market?

A

Varies depending on the industry

36
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Ease of entry in a monopolistic competitive market?

A

Relatively easy to start a new business

37
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Examples in monopolistic competitive market?

A

Fast food

Retail

38
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Barriers to exit/entry in monopolistic competitive market?

39
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Non price competition in monopolistic competitive market?

A

Heavily advertised

40
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Allocative/productive efficiency in monopolistic competitive market?

41
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Long run profits in monopolistic competitive market?

42
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Number of firms in oligopoly?

A

A few (3-5)

43
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Type of product in oligopoly?

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Standardized or differentiated

44
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Ability to set price in oligopoly?

A

Mutual interdependence

45
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Product differentiation in oligopoly?

A

Varies. Some industries may be identical, others may be differentiated

46
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Ease of entry in oligopoly?

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Difficult. High start up costs

47
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Examples of oligopoly?

A

Auto industry
Cell phones
Cereals

48
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Barriers to exit/entry in oligopoly?

49
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Non-price competition in oligopoly?

A

Heavily advertised

50
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Allocative/productive efficiency in oligopoly?

51
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Long run profits in oligopoly?

52
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Number of firms in pure monopoly?

A

Single producer

53
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Type of product in pure monopoly?

A

Unique, no substitution

54
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Ability to set price in pure monopoly?

A

Most. Seller is only source of product and can act like price maker

55
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Product differentiation in pure monopoly?

A

None. Product is unique

56
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Ease of entry in pure monopoly?

A

Very difficult. Significant barriers to entry

57
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Examples of pure monopoly?

A

NFL

Gulf Power

58
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Barriers to exit/entry in pure monopoly?

59
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Non price competition in pure monopoly?

60
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Allocative/productive efficiency in pure monopoly?

61
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Long run profits in pure monopoly?

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