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1. If, at the output where marginal cost equal marginal revenue, both a pure com

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Question

1. If, at the output where marginal cost equal marginal revenue, both a pure competitor's and a monopolistic's marginal revenue is $5.00.

A. Both sellers' profit-maximizing price will be $5.00

B. Both sellers' profit-maximizing price will be greater than $5.00

C. The pure competitor's profit-maximizing price will be $5.00 and the monopolist's profit-maximizing price will be greater than $5.00

D. The monopolist's profit-maximizing price will be $5.00 and the pure competitor's profit-maximizing price will be greater than $5.00

2. Which of the following gives a correct conclusion to the sentence below?

In pure competition over the long run, entry of new firms into the market occurs if

A. Economic profits are earned and results in a lower market price

B. Economic profits are earned and results in a higher market price

C. Losses are incurred and results in a lower market price

D. Losses are incurred and results in a higher market price

E. None of the above

3. To minimize profit or minimize loss, the firm in this figure should:

A. Sell 475 units of output and charge a price of $22

B. Sell 600 units of output and charge a price of $10

C. Sell 300 units of output and change a price of $60

D. Sell 300 units of output and charge a price of $40

E. Sell 300 units of output and charge a price of $10

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Explanation / Answer

1. If at the output where MC=MR, both a pure competitor's and a monopolistic's marginal revenue is $5.00 . Then , pure competitor's profit maximising price will be $5.00 (where P=MR=MC) and the monopolist's profit maximising price will be greater than $5.00 (where MR=MC and at that quantity level ,it touches the demand curve at greater than $5.00 price level). Hence, option(C) is correct.

2. In pure competition over the long run, entry of new firms into the market occurs if economic profits are earned and results in a lower market price . Hence, option(A) is correct.

3. To maximise profit the firm should sell 300 units of output where MR=MC and touches the demand curve at $$40. Hence, option (D) is correct i.e the firm should sell 300 units of output and change a price of $40.