Question 1

Allocative efficiency occurs whenever:

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A)  consumer surplus is maximized. 
B)  it is impossible to produce a net benefit for society by changing the combination of goods and services produced. 
C)  firms have maximized their profits. 
D)  it is impossible to make someone in society better off without making someone else worse off. 
A)  consumer surplus is maximized. 
B)  it is impossible to produce a net benefit for society by changing the combination of goods and services produced. 
C)  firms have maximized their profits. 
D)  it is impossible to make someone in society better off without making someone else worse off.

Question 2

Assume that society places a higher value on the last unit of X produced than the value of the resources used to produce that unit.With no spillovers,this information means that:

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A)  total cost is greater than total revenue. 
B)  price is greater than marginal cost. 
C)  marginal cost is greater than price. 
D)  resources are being overallocated to X. 
A)  total cost is greater than total revenue. 
B)  price is greater than marginal cost. 
C)  marginal cost is greater than price. 
D)  resources are being overallocated to X.

Question 3

The theory of creative destruction was advanced many years ago by:

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A)  Bill Gates. 
B)  Alfred Marshall. 
C)  Joseph Schumpeter. 
D)  Adam Smith. 
A)  Bill Gates. 
B)  Alfred Marshall. 
C)  Joseph Schumpeter. 
D)  Adam Smith.

Question 4

Which of the following distinguishes the short run from the long run in pure competition?

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A)  Firms can enter and exit the market in the long run but not in the short run. 
B)  Firms attempt to maximize profits in the long run but not in the short run. 
C)  Firms use the MR = MC rule to maximize profits in the short run but not in the long run. 
D)  The quantity of labor hired can vary in the long run but not in the short run. 
A)  Firms can enter and exit the market in the long run but not in the short run. 
B)  Firms attempt to maximize profits in the long run but not in the short run. 
C)  Firms use the MR = MC rule to maximize profits in the short run but not in the long run. 
D)  The quantity of labor hired can vary in the long run but not in the short run.

Question 5

The term allocative efficiency refers to:

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A)  the level of output that coincides with the intersection of the MC and AVC curves. 
B)  minimization of the AFC in the production of any good. 
C)  the production of the product mix most desired by consumers. 
D)  the production of a good at the lowest average total cost. 
A)  the level of output that coincides with the intersection of the MC and AVC curves. 
B)  minimization of the AFC in the production of any good. 
C)  the production of the product mix most desired by consumers. 
D)  the production of a good at the lowest average total cost.

Question 6

(Last Word)"Patent trolls:"

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A)  block firms from acquiring patents on intellectual property. 
B)  buy up patents in order to collect royalties and sue other companies. 
C)  legally challenge new patent applications in an effort to extract rents. 
D)  promote innovation by keeping firms from having a stranglehold on intellectual property. 
A)  block firms from acquiring patents on intellectual property. 
B)  buy up patents in order to collect royalties and sue other companies. 
C)  legally challenge new patent applications in an effort to extract rents. 
D)  promote innovation by keeping firms from having a stranglehold on intellectual property.

Question 7

Suppose that an industry's long-run supply curve is downsloping.This suggests that:

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A)  it is an increasing-cost industry. 
B)  relevant inputs have become more expensive as the industry has expanded. 
C)  technology has become less efficient as a result of the industry's expansion. 
D)  it is a decreasing-cost industry. 
A)  it is an increasing-cost industry. 
B)  relevant inputs have become more expensive as the industry has expanded. 
C)  technology has become less efficient as a result of the industry's expansion. 
D)  it is a decreasing-cost industry.

Question 8

The process by which new firms and new products replace existing dominant firms and products is called:

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A)  monopolistic competition. 
B)  mergers and acquisitions. 
C)  process innovation. 
D)  creative destruction. 
A)  monopolistic competition. 
B)  mergers and acquisitions. 
C)  process innovation. 
D)  creative destruction.

Question 9

Suppose losses cause industry X to contract and,as a result,the prices of relevant inputs decline.Industry X is:

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A)  a constant-cost industry. 
B)  a decreasing-cost industry. 
C)  an increasing-cost industry. 
D)  encountering X-inefficiency. 
A)  a constant-cost industry. 
B)  a decreasing-cost industry. 
C)  an increasing-cost industry. 
D)  encountering X-inefficiency.

Question 10

If the long-run supply curve of a purely competitive industry slopes upward,this implies that the prices of relevant resources:

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A)  will fall as the industry expands. 
B)  are constant as the industry expands. 
C)  rise as the industry contracts. 
D)  rise as the industry expands. 
A)  will fall as the industry expands. 
B)  are constant as the industry expands. 
C)  rise as the industry contracts. 
D)  rise as the industry expands.

Question 11

Allocative efficiency is achieved when the production of a good occurs where:

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A)  P = minimum ATC. 
B)  P = MC. 
C)  P = minimum AVC. 
D)  total revenue is equal to TFC. 
A)  P = minimum ATC. 
B)  P = MC. 
C)  P = minimum AVC. 
D)  total revenue is equal to TFC.

Question 12

An increasing-cost industry is associated with:

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A)  a perfectly elastic long-run supply curve. 
B)  an upsloping long-run supply curve. 
C)  a perfectly inelastic long-run supply curve. 
D)  an upsloping long-run demand curve. 
A)  a perfectly elastic long-run supply curve. 
B)  an upsloping long-run supply curve. 
C)  a perfectly inelastic long-run supply curve. 
D)  an upsloping long-run demand curve.

Question 13

If the price of product Y is $25 and its marginal cost is $18:

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A)  Y is being produced with the least-cost combination of resources. 
B)  society will realize a net gain if less of Y is produced. 
C)  resources are being underallocated to Y. 
D)  resources are being overallocated to Y. 
A)  Y is being produced with the least-cost combination of resources. 
B)  society will realize a net gain if less of Y is produced. 
C)  resources are being underallocated to Y. 
D)  resources are being overallocated to Y.

Question 14

In a purely competitive industry:

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A)  there will be no economic profits in either the short run or the long run. 
B)  economic profits may persist in the long run if consumer demand is strong and stable. 
C)  there may be economic profits in the short run but not in the long run. 
D)  there may be economic profits in the long run but not in the short run. 
A)  there will be no economic profits in either the short run or the long run. 
B)  economic profits may persist in the long run if consumer demand is strong and stable. 
C)  there may be economic profits in the short run but not in the long run. 
D)  there may be economic profits in the long run but not in the short run.

Question 15

Resources are efficiently allocated when production occurs where:

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A)  marginal cost equals average variable cost. 
B)  price is equal to average revenue. 
C)  price is equal to marginal cost. 
D)  price is equal to average variable cost. 
A)  marginal cost equals average variable cost. 
B)  price is equal to average revenue. 
C)  price is equal to marginal cost. 
D)  price is equal to average variable cost.

Question 16

When a purely competitive firm is in long-run equilibrium:

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A)  marginal revenue exceeds marginal cost. 
B)  price equals marginal cost. 
C)  total revenue exceeds total cost. 
D)  minimum average total cost is less than the product price. 
A)  marginal revenue exceeds marginal cost. 
B)  price equals marginal cost. 
C)  total revenue exceeds total cost. 
D)  minimum average total cost is less than the product price.

Question 17

Creative destruction is least beneficial to:

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A)  workers in the "destroyed" industries. 
B)  workers in the "created" industries. 
C)  consumers. 
D)  society as a whole. 
A)  workers in the "destroyed" industries. 
B)  workers in the "created" industries. 
C)  consumers. 
D)  society as a whole.

Question 18

Innovations that lower production costs or create new products:

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A)  are rare in competitive industries. 
B)  discourage new firms from entering the industry. 
C)  often generate short-run economic profits that do not last into the long run. 
D)  usually generate long-run economic profits for the innovator. 
A)  are rare in competitive industries. 
B)  discourage new firms from entering the industry. 
C)  often generate short-run economic profits that do not last into the long run. 
D)  usually generate long-run economic profits for the innovator.

Question 19

Suppose a purely competitive,increasing-cost industry is in long-run equilibrium.Now assume that a decrease in consumer demand occurs.After all resulting adjustments have been completed,the new equilibrium price:

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A)  and industry output will be less than the initial price and output. 
B)  will be greater than the initial price,but the new industry output will be less than the original output. 
C)  will be less than the initial price,but the new industry output will be greater than the original output. 
D)  and industry output will be greater than the initial price and output. 
A)  and industry output will be less than the initial price and output. 
B)  will be greater than the initial price,but the new industry output will be less than the original output. 
C)  will be less than the initial price,but the new industry output will be greater than the original output. 
D)  and industry output will be greater than the initial price and output.

Question 20

A purely competitive firm:

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A)  must earn a normal profit in the short run. 
B)  cannot earn economic profit in the long run. 
C)  may realize either economic profit or losses in the long run. 
D)  cannot earn economic profit in the short run. 
A)  must earn a normal profit in the short run. 
B)  cannot earn economic profit in the long run. 
C)  may realize either economic profit or losses in the long run. 
D)  cannot earn economic profit in the short run.

Exam 11: Pure Competition in the Long Run

Allocative efficiency occurs whenever:

Assume that society places a higher value on the last unit of X produced than the value of the resources used to produce that unit.With no spillovers,this information means that:

The theory of creative destruction was advanced many years ago by:

Which of the following distinguishes the short run from the long run in pure competition?

The term allocative efficiency refers to:

(Last Word)"Patent trolls:"

Suppose that an industry's long-run supply curve is downsloping.This suggests that:

The process by which new firms and new products replace existing dominant firms and products is called:

Suppose losses cause industry X to contract and,as a result,the prices of relevant inputs decline.Industry X is:

If the long-run supply curve of a purely competitive industry slopes upward,this implies that the prices of relevant resources:

Allocative efficiency is achieved when the production of a good occurs where:

An increasing-cost industry is associated with:

If the price of product Y is $25 and its marginal cost is $18:

In a purely competitive industry:

Resources are efficiently allocated when production occurs where:

When a purely competitive firm is in long-run equilibrium:

Creative destruction is least beneficial to:

Innovations that lower production costs or create new products:

Suppose a purely competitive,increasing-cost industry is in long-run equilibrium.Now assume that a decrease in consumer demand occurs.After all resulting adjustments have been completed,the new equilibrium price:

A purely competitive firm:

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