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Multiple choice economics theories of distribution liquidity preference and profit revenue and revenue curves simple monopoly and commodity market

The demand curve under monopolistic competition is _______________.

  1. Horizontal

  2. Infinitely elastic

  3. Negatively sloped and highly elastic

  4. Negatively sloped and highly inelastic
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The demand curve for an individual firm is downward sloping in monopolistic competition, in contrast to perfect competition where the firm's individual demand curve is perfectly elastic. This is due to the fact that firms have market power: they can raise prices without losing all of their customers.

Multiple choice economics theories of distribution liquidity preference and profit revenue and revenue curves simple monopoly and commodity market

The upper position of the kinked demand curve is relatively __________.

  1. less elastic

  2. more elastic

  3. more inelastic

  4. inelastic
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In the kinked demand curve model of oligopoly, the segment above the current price is more elastic because competitors do not follow price increases, leading to a larger drop in quantity demanded.

Multiple choice economics theories of distribution liquidity preference and profit revenue and revenue curves simple monopoly and commodity market

For a monopoly firm, __________.

  1. the price depends on the quantity of the commodity sold

  2. price is a decreasing function of the quantity sold

  3. The market demand curve shows the quantities that consumers as a whole are willing to purchase at different prices.

  4. Both A and B
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A monopoly faces a downward-sloping demand curve, meaning price is a function of quantity. Both statements A and B correctly describe this relationship.

Multiple choice economics theories of distribution liquidity preference and profit revenue and revenue curves simple monopoly and commodity market

 _____ is the most visible exception to the inverse relationship of competitive market structure and competitive 

  1. Perfect competition

  2. Pure monopoly

  3. Oligopoly

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
Competitive behaviour and competitive market structure are, in general,  inversely related; the more competitive the market structure, less competitive  is the behaviour of the firms. On the other hand, the less competitive the market structure, the more competitive is the behaviour of firms towards each other. Pure monopoly is the most visible exception. In a pure monopoly, there is only one seller, there is no competition in the market structure.
Multiple choice economics theories of distribution liquidity preference and profit revenue and revenue curves simple monopoly and commodity market

Individual farmers don't compete among themselves to sell a larger amount of crop because ______. 

  1. the individual farmer does not possess the power to influence the market price of the crop

  2. the given statement is false. They do compete.

  3. the individual farmer doesn't have the means

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In perfect competition, individual farmers are price takers. They have no market power to influence the price, so they focus on their own production levels rather than competing through price manipulation.

Multiple choice economics theories of distribution liquidity preference and profit revenue and revenue curves simple monopoly and commodity market

A __________ has been defined as one where an individual firm is unable to influence the price at which the product is sold in the market.

  1. perfectly competitive market

  2. oligopoly

  3. monopoly

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A perfectly competitive market is defined by the existence of many buyers and sellers, none of whom can influence the market price. Each firm is a price taker.

Multiple choice economics theories of distribution liquidity preference and profit revenue and revenue curves simple monopoly and commodity market

Market demand curve shows the ______.

  1. quantities that consumers as a whole are willing to purchase at different prices.

  2. demand for a commodity in an area

  3. demand of the market in different conditions

  4. both A and B
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The market demand curve is the addition of all the individual demand curves in the market. It shows the quantity demanded by the individuals at a given price point. Hence, the market demand curve shows the quantities that consumers as a whole are willing to purchase at different prices.