MCQ Questions
Q.1.
Which of the following are characteristics of public utilities?
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    Modern technology
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    Monopolies or near monopoliesGovernment owned or regulated
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    The monopolist exerts control over the price.The monopolist controls the total quantity supplied.
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    Blocked entry for other firmsPresence of a single sellerUnavailability of close substitutes for its productsControl over the price
Q.2.
Slashing prices is an example of an entry barrier created by a(n)
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    downward-sloping demand curves
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    Blank 1: monopolist or monopoly
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    Modern technology
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    potential competition
Q.3.
Which of the following two terms are synonymous in a pure monopoly?
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    c
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    Modern technology
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    The monopolist controls the total quantity supplied.The monopolist exerts control over the price.
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    Blocked entry for other firmsPresence of a single sellerUnavailability of close substitutes for its productsControl over the price
Q.4.
Which of the following are the main characteristics of a pure monopoly?
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    c
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    The monopolist exerts control over the price.The monopolist controls the total quantity supplied.
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    Blocked entry for other firmsPresence of a single sellerUnavailability of close substitutes for its productsControl over the price
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    Modern technology
Q.5.
It is difficult to start up a major league sports team because existing professional teams have contracts with the best players and long-term leases on stadiums. Which barrier to entry does this illustrate?
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    potential competition
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    Control of a key resource
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    monopoly
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    No close substitutes
Q.6.
Which of the following are reasons that a monopolist is considered a price maker?
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    Blocked entry for other firmsPresence of a single sellerUnavailability of close substitutes for its productsControl over the price
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    The monopolist exerts control over the price.The monopolist controls the total quantity supplied.
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    Pure monopoly
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    Modern technology
Q.7.
Which characteristic of pure monopoly requires a consumer to buy the monopolized product or do without it entirely?
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    Pure monopoly
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    potential competition
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    No close substitutes
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    Modern technology
Q.8.
With a natural monopoly the demand curve intersects the long-run average total cost curve where the long-run average total cost curve is still
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    lower
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    No close substitutes
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    Pure monopoly
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    monopoly
Q.9.
The strongest barriers to entry effectively block all ______.
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    Blank 1: monopolist or monopoly
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    Modern technology
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    potential competition
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    industry
Q.10.
The main characteristics of a pure monopoly , Correct Unavailable are a single seller, no close substitutes, a price maker, blocked entry, and non-price competition.
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    industry
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    lower
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    Pure monopoly
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    monopoly
Q.11.
Which of the following exists when a single firm is the sole producer of a product for which there are no close substitutes?
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    monopoly
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    Modern technology
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    The monopolist exerts control over the price.The monopolist controls the total quantity supplied.
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    Pure monopoly
Q.12.
Price makers are firms with:
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    downward-sloping demand curves
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    potential competition
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    Blank 1: monopolist or monopoly
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    No close substitutes
Q.13.
The strongest barriers to entry effectively block all ______
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    Modern technology
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    potential competition
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    Blank 1: monopolist or monopoly
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    industry
Q.14.
A pure monopoly exists when a single firm is the sole producer of a product for which there are no close ___.
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    industry
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    substitutes
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    Pure monopoly
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    No close substitutes