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