THEORY OF THE FIRM: DIFFERENT MARKET MODELS

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2The perfectly competitive firm will maximize its profit at the quantity level where marginal cost equals ______. (8,7)
5In perfect competition there are _______ firms selling an identical product. (8)
7A rate of return that attracts new firms in the industry. (6,6)
12The marginal revenue curve of a perfectly competitive firm is a ______ curve. (10)
14In the long run in perfect competition, the price will equal minimum ______. (7,5,4)
16In monopoly, marginal revenue is typically below the ______ of the product. (5)
18A firm encounters ______ when the long-run average total cost curve increases as output increases. (12,2,5)
19The downward-sloping demand curve situation in monopolistic competition is due to the feature called product ______. (15)
22A group of firms that agree to jointly set both industry price and quantity is called a ______. (6)
24When a monopoly firm restricts output, a problem called ______ inefficiency results. (10)
26When an oligopoly firm prices its product(s) unreasonably low in order to discourage new entrants, it is engaging in a practice called ______ pricing. (5)
28A situation where the long-run average cost curve is horizontal. (8,7,2,5)
29A game in which any gains within the group are exactly offset by equal losses by the end of the game is called a ______ game. (4,3)
31A monopoly that exists due to large economies of scale is called a ______ monopoly. (7)
32When a firm in monopolistic competition produces an output level that falls short of the minimum average cost output level, it is in an excess ______ situation. (8)
33In perfect competition, the marginal revenue curve equals the firm's ______ curve. (6)
34The oligopoly pricing model that describes industries where rival firms follow the price set by the dominant firm is called price ______. (10)
35The perfectly competitive firm should shut down whenever the price falls below minimum ______. (7,8,4)

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1The feature of oligopoly that explains price-war behaviour is called mutual ______. (15)
3In monopoly, a patent is viewed as a type of barrier to ______. (5)
4The feature of perfect competition that describes how new firms can come into the industry is called ______. (4,5)
6The increase in production resulting from the hiring of an additional unit of the variable input. (8,7)
8A firm encounters ______ when its long-run average total cost curve declines as output increases. (9,2,5)
9An oligopoly industry is characterized by a ______ firms and barriers to entry. (3)
10In a natural monopoly situation, marginal cost pricing will lead to ______ economic profits. (8)
11The time period when at least one input, such as plant size, remains fixed is called the ______. (5,3)
13An oligopoly strategy that is successful regardless of actions taken by rivals is called a ______ strategy. (8)
15Costs incurred that are payable to outside parties and that a firm must take account of are called ______. (8,5)
17In the long-run, a typical firm in monopolistic competition will earn ______ economic profit. (4)
20Opportunity costs related to the inputs that the firm's owner provides to the firm. (8,5)
21The rate of return earned by the typical firm in perfect competition in the long run. (6,6)
23The time period in which all factors of production can be varied. (4,3)
25An oil-drilling company that merges with an oil-refining company is an example of a ______ merger. (8)
27The oligopoly model that assumes that rivals will match a price cut but ignore a price increase is called the ______ demand curve theory. (6)
30A monopolistically competitive industry is characterized by ______ firms and easy entry. (4)


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