micro drills10 questions

Monopoly — Practice Set 2

Can monopolies price-discriminate? Should they be regulated? Work through the policy-relevant cases.

Q1.

First-degree (perfect) price discrimination means the firm charges:

Multiple choice · Intermediate

Q2.

Successful price discrimination requires:

Multiple choice · Intermediate

Q3.

Third-degree price discrimination is illustrated by:

Multiple choice · Foundations

Q4.

Under perfect price discrimination, deadweight loss is:

Multiple choice · Advanced

Q5.

A natural monopoly's ATC keeps falling over the relevant output range. Efficient regulation sets price:

Multiple choice · Advanced

Q6.

Average-cost pricing regulation of a natural monopoly:

Multiple choice · Advanced

Q7.

Which policy most directly increases competition in a monopolized market?

Multiple choice · Intermediate

Q8.

In economic terms, a government patent grants:

Multiple choice · Foundations

Q9.

Rent-seeking by a monopolist refers to:

Multiple choice · Advanced

Q10.

If a regulator forces a single-price monopolist to charge P = MC, the firm will:

Multiple choice · Advanced