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Maximizing Profit under Monopoly Practice Questions

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In the textbook, The Applied Theory of Price, D. N. McCloskey refers to the equation MR= MC as the rule of rational life. Who follows this rule: monopolies, competitive firms, both or neither? *

a. Monopolies

b. Competitive firms

c. Both

d. Neither

Rapido, the shoe company, is so popular that it has monopoly power. It’s selling 20 million shoes per year. The marginal cost of making extra shoes is quite low, and it doesn’t change much if they produce more shoes. Rapido’s marketing experts tell the CEO of Rapido that if it decreased prices by 20%, it would sell so many more shoes that profits would rise. If the expert is correct, at its current output, is MC=MR, is MC >MR, or is MC < MR? *

a. MC=MR

b. MC greater than MR

c. MC less than MR

If the expert is correct and Rapido’s CEO follows the experts’ advice, will Rapido’s total revenue rise, fall, or be unchanged? *

a. Total revenue will rise.

b. Total revenue will fall.

c. Total revenue will remain unchanged.

Apollo, another highly profitable shoe company, also has market power. It’s selling 15 million shoes per year, and it faces marginal costs quite similar to Rapido. Apollo’s marketing experts conclude that if they increased prices by 20%, profits would rise. For Apollo, is MC=MR, is MC greater than MR, or is MC less than MR? *

a. MC=MR

b. MC greater than MR

c. MC less than MR

When selling e-books, music on iTunes, and downloadable software, the marginal cost of producing and selling one more unit of output is essentially zero: MC = 0. Let’s think about a monopoly in this kind of market. If the monopolist is doing its best to maximize profits, what will marginal revenue equal at a firm like this? *

a. Greater than 0

b. Less than 0

c. 0

d. Indeterminate from the given information.

All firms are trying to maximize their profits (profit = TR - TC). The rule from the previous question tells us that in the special case where marginal cost is zero, “profit maximization” is equivalent to which of the following statements? *

a. “Maximize total revenue”

b. “Minimize total cost”

c. “Minimize average cost”

d. “Maximize average revenue”

Which of the following is true when a monopoly is producing the profit-maximizing quantity of output? More than one may be true. *

a. Marginal revenue = Average cost

b. Total cost = Total revenue

c. Monopoly Price = Marginal cost

d. Marginal revenue = Marginal cost

e. A & C

f. C & D

For the following statements, decide whether it is true or false. When a monopoly is maximizing its profits, price is greater than marginal cost. *

a. True

b. False

For a monopoly producing a certain amount of output, price is less than marginal revenue. *

a. True

b. False

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