In Both Monopolistically Competitive and Perfectly Competitive Industries

question 218

Multiple Choice

In both monopolistically competitive and perfectly competitive industries

• A)firms produce products for which there are no close substitutes.
• B)there are high barriers to entry.
• C)there are many buyers and sellers.
• D)firms are price takers.

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Definitions:

Socially Optimal Output

The level of production of goods and services that results in the most efficient allocation of resources, typically considered at the point where marginal social cost equals marginal social benefit.

Ceiling Price

A legally imposed maximum price that can be charged for a good or service, intended to prevent prices from becoming too high.

Allocative Efficiency

A condition of distributing resources where improving the situation of one person results in the detriment of another.

Economic Profits

The surplus remaining after deducting both the explicit and implicit costs from total revenues; represents extra earnings above the next best alternative.