Across
2 | | The perfectly competitive firm
will maximize its profit at the
quantity level where marginal cost
equals ______. (8,7) |
5 | | In perfect competition there are
_______ firms selling an identical
product. (8) |
7 | | A rate of return that attracts new
firms in the industry. (6,6) |
12 | | The marginal revenue curve of a
perfectly competitive firm is a
______ curve. (10) |
14 | | In the long run in perfect
competition, the price will equal
minimum ______. (7,5,4) |
16 | | In monopoly, marginal revenue
is typically below the ______ of
the product. (5) |
18 | | A firm encounters ______ when the
long-run average total cost curve
increases as output increases. (12,2,5) |
19 | | The downward-sloping demand curve
situation in monopolistic
competition is due to the feature
called product ______. (15) |
22 | | A group of firms that agree to
jointly set both industry price and quantity is called a ______. (6) |
24 | | When a monopoly firm restricts
output, a problem called ______ inefficiency results. (10) |
26 | | When an oligopoly firm prices its product(s) unreasonably low in order to discourage new entrants, it is engaging in a practice called ______ pricing. (5) |
28 | | A situation where the long-run
average cost curve is horizontal. (8,7,2,5) |
29 | | A 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) |
31 | | A monopoly that exists due to
large economies of scale is called
a ______ monopoly. (7) |
32 | | When 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) |
33 | | In perfect competition, the
marginal revenue curve equals the
firm's ______ curve. (6) |
34 | | The oligopoly pricing model that
describes industries where rival
firms follow the price set by the
dominant firm is called price
______. (10) |
35 | | The perfectly competitive firm
should shut down whenever the price
falls below minimum ______. (7,8,4) |
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Down
1 | | The feature of oligopoly that
explains price-war behaviour is
called mutual ______. (15) |
3 | | In monopoly, a patent is viewed as
a type of barrier to ______. (5) |
4 | | The feature of perfect competition
that describes how new firms can
come into the industry is called
______. (4,5) |
6 | | The increase in production
resulting from the hiring of an
additional unit of the variable
input. (8,7) |
8 | | A firm encounters ______ when its
long-run average total cost curve
declines as output increases. (9,2,5) |
9 | | An oligopoly industry is
characterized by a ______ firms
and barriers to entry. (3) |
10 | | In a natural monopoly situation,
marginal cost pricing will lead to
______ economic profits. (8) |
11 | | The time period when at least one
input, such as plant size, remains
fixed is called the ______. (5,3) |
13 | | An oligopoly strategy that is
successful regardless of actions
taken by rivals is called a
______ strategy. (8) |
15 | | Costs incurred that are payable to
outside parties and that a firm
must take account of are called
______. (8,5) |
17 | | In the long-run, a typical firm in
monopolistic competition will earn
______ economic profit. (4) |
20 | | Opportunity costs related to the
inputs that the firm's owner provides to the firm. (8,5) |
21 | | The rate of return earned by the
typical firm in perfect
competition in the long run. (6,6) |
23 | | The time period in which all
factors of production can be varied. (4,3) |
25 | | An oil-drilling company that
merges with an oil-refining company
is an example of a ______ merger. (8) |
27 | | The oligopoly model that assumes
that rivals will match a price cut
but ignore a price increase is
called the ______ demand curve
theory. (6) |
30 | | A monopolistically competitive
industry is characterized by
______ firms and easy entry. (4) |
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