US19L1


  • 1
  • To regulate monopoly and oligopoly, the government implements __________________.

    legislation and regulation
    antitrust law and monopoly law
    monopoly and oligopoly legislation
    regulation and antitrust law


  • 2
  • A regulation that gives a firm an incentive to operate efficiently and keep costs from skyrocketing is ________________.

    a cost regulation scheme
    an incentive regulation scheme
    an efficiency scheme
    a skyrocketing regulation scheme


  • 3
  • A law that prohibits market behavior such as monopoly and monopolistic practices is ______________.

    a consumer surplus law
    an antitrust law
    an anti-monopoly law
    a trust law


  • 4
  • The factors that affect the demand for regulation include all of the following except __________________.

    producer surplus per firm
    the type of good or service
    consumer surplus per buyer
    the number of buyers and firms


  • 5
  • According to public interest theory, ________________________.

    price regulations are unconstitutional
    markets achieve efficiency through regulation
    deadweight loss increases over time
    monopoly practices last forever


  • 6
  • The capture theory holds that regulations are supplied to maximize _______________________.

    marginal product
    economic profit
    total sales
    consumer surplus


  • 7
  • When one firm can supply the market at a lower average cost than two or more firms can, there is a ______________.

    copyright
    natural monopoly
    legal monopoly
    cost monopoly


  • 8
  • When a marginal cost pricing rule is enforced, marginal cost equals ______________________.

    average total cost
    price
    marginal revenue
    total revenue


  • 9
  • An average cost pricing rule sets __________________________.

    marginal revenue equal to average total cost
    price equal to average total cost
    price equal to average variable cost
    marginal revenue equal to average variable cost


  • 10
  • A rate of return regulation enables a regulated firm to ___________________________.

    earn a specified percent return on its investments
    earn a specified percent return on its capital
    pay a specified percent return to its investors
    pay a specified percent return to its employees


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