Use the Information Below to Answer the Following Questions

question 64

Multiple Choice

Use the information below to answer the following questions.
Fact 13.1.1
The following statements give some information about seven markets.
1. Coca-Cola cuts its price below that of Pepsi-Cola in an attempt to increase its market share.
2. A single firm, protected by a barrier to entry, produces a personal service that has no close substitutes.
3. A barrier to entry exists, but the good has some close substitutes.
4. A firm offers discounts to students and seniors.
5. A firm can sell any quantity it chooses at the going price.
6. The government issues Nike an exclusive licence to produce golf balls.
7. A firm experiences economies of scale even when it produces the quantity that meets the entire market demand.
-Refer to Fact 13.1.1. The firm described in statement ________ is a natural monopoly. The firm described in statement ________ is a legal monopoly.

• A)7; 6
• B)2; 7
• C)6; 7
• D)2; 6
• E)1; 4

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Definitions:

Standard Errors

Measures of the statistical accuracy of an estimate, indicating the variability of an estimate from sample to sample.

Control Chart

A tool used in statistical quality control to monitor, control, and identify whether a manufacturing or business process is in a state of statistical control.

Control Limits

Control limits are statistical boundaries set in quality control processes to identify when a process is out of control or exhibits unusual variability.

Standard Errors

Estimates of the standard deviation of a sampling distribution, indicating the precision of an estimate.