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1. In a perfectly competitive factor market, the supply of factor to an individu

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Question

1.

In a perfectly competitive factor market, the supply of factor to an individual firm is:

A) vertical.

B) horizontal.

C) upward sloping.

D) downward sloping.

2.

A market in which there is a single buyer of a good, service, or factor of production is a(n):

A) duopoly.

B) oligopoly.

C) monopoly.

D) monopsony.

3.

The wage paid by a firm buying labor in a monopsonistic market:

A) is greater than the wage in the situation where the monopsony firm was broken up into a large number of firms buying inputs in a perfectly competitive factor market.

B) is less than the wage in the situation where the monopsony firm was broken up into a large number of firms buying inputs in a perfectly competitive factor market.

C) decreases with the quantity of labor hired.

D) does not change with the quantity of labor hired.

4.

Monopoly implies a single _______ and monopsony implies a single _______ .

A) buyer; seller

B) firm; industry

C) industry; firm

D) seller; buyer

5.

A bilateral monopoly is a market structure characterized by:

A) one seller and one buyer.

B) one seller and many buyers.

C) one buyer and many sellers.

D) two buyers and many sellers.

Explanation / Answer

1. Option b.

Supply of factor to the individual firm is perfectly elastic and it is denoted by a horizontal line.

2. Option d.

In a market structure when there is only a single buyer in a market it is called a monopsony.

3. Option b.

The wage paid by a firm buying labor in a monopolistic market is less than the wage in the situation where the monopsony firm was broken up into a large number of firms buying inputs in a perfectly competitive factor market.

4. Option D

Monopoly implies a single seller and monopsony implies a single buyer.

5. Option a.

A bilateral monopoly is a market structure characterized by one seller and one buyer.