Figure 11-8 -Given the Average Cost Curve Shown in Figure 11-8 for Figure

question 92

Multiple Choice

Figure 11-8
-Given the average cost curve shown in Figure 11-8 for dry cleaning, where Q₁ is the quantity demanded in a small town, and Q₂ for a larger town, you would expect dry cleaning to be a monopoly

• A)in a small town, but not a large one.
• B)in both large and small towns.
• C)in a large town, but not a small one.
• D)only if the process is patented.

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Definitions:

Profit-maximizing Level

The point of production at which a firm achieves its highest possible profit, determined by equating marginal cost and marginal revenue.

Perfectly Elastic

Perfectly elastic describes a situation where the quantity demanded or supplied changes infinitely in response to any change in price, represented by a horizontal demand or supply curve.

Industry Supply

The total output of a specific good or service produced by all firms in an industry at various price levels.

Industry Demand

The total demand for all the goods or services produced by a particular market sector.