EU05L4


  • 1
  • If the marginal cost of producing every quantity decreases, all the following occur except _____________.

    the consumer surplus increases
    minimum supply-price does not change
    the efficient quantity increases
    marginal benefit increases


  • 2
  • Which of the following statements about a competitive market is incorrect?

    Underproduction creates a deadweight loss.
    A price ceiling makes the market more efficient.
    A price floor makes the market less efficient.
    Overproduction reduces consumer surplus and producer surplus.


  • 3
  • The table gives the marginal benefit and marginal cost of videotapes. If there are no external benefits or external costs, the efficient number of videotapes to produce is ________ a week.

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    5
    3
    1
    any number less than 3


  • 4
  • The table gives the marginal benefit and marginal cost of videotapes. At the efficient quantity, the minimum-supply price of a videotape is ______________ and the value of a videotape is ________________.

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    £8; £10
    £8; £12
    £10; £10
    £10; £8


  • 5
  • The table gives the marginal benefit and marginal cost of a videotape. At the efficient quantity of videotapes, consumer surplus is _____ a week, and producer surplus is _____ a week.

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    £3; £3
    £33; £27
    £10; £10
    £2; £2


  • 6
  • The table gives the marginal benefit and marginal cost of a videotape. If the opportunity cost of producing a videotape increases by £2, then the efficient number of videotapes is _____ a week.

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    2
    4
    1
    5


  • 7
  • The table gives the marginal benefit and marginal cost of a videotape. If the number of videotapes produced is cut to 2 a week, then the ___________________.

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    value of the second videotape is £10
    minimum supply-price of the second videotape is £9
    opportunity cost of the second videotape is £11
    price is £9 a videotape


  • 8
  • The figure illustrates the market for bagels. If the number of bagels produced is cut from 20 to 10 an hour, consumer surplus decreases by ___________.

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    £0.50 a bagel
    £5.00 an hour
    £7.50 an hour
    £2.50 an hour


  • 9
  • The figure illustrates the market for bagels. If the number of bagels is cut from 20 to 10 an hour, the deadweight loss is ____________________.

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    -£5.00 an hour
    £0 an hour
    £0.50 a bagel
    £5.00 an hour


  • 10
  • The figure illustrates the market for bagels. If the number of bagels is increased from 20 to 30 an hour, consumer surplus plus producer surplus ____________ and deadweight loss is _______________.

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    increases; negative
    decreases; negative
    increases; positive
    decreases; positive


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