Question 1

Price leadership in an oligopoly entails an implicit or tacit form of collusion.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Concentration ratios measure the

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A)  geographic distribution of the largest corporations in each industry.
B)  degree to which a particular firm accounts for sales in a given metropolitan area.
C)  percentage of total industry sales accounted for by the largest firms in the industry.
D)  dependence of an industry on its resource suppliers.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

Suppose that an industry is characterized by a few firms and price leadership. We would expect that

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A)  price would equal marginal cost.
B)  price would equal average total cost.
C)  price would exceed both marginal cost and average total cost.
D)  marginal revenue would exceed marginal cost.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Industry Y is dominated by five large firms that hold market shares of 20, 20, 25, 10, and 25 percent. The four-firm concentration ratio for this industry is

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A)  70 percent.
B)  90 percent.
C)  80 percent.
D)  85 percent.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Mergers of firms in an industry tend to

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A)  transform monopolistic competition into pure competition.
B)  transform monopolistic competition into oligopoly.
C)  reduce the Herfindahl index for the industry.
D)  break up an oligopoly.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Informal collusion to restrict output and increase prices is sometimes referred to as a

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A)  merger.
B)  cartel.
C)  tacit understanding.
D)  kinked-demand oligopoly.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

One common factor that often weakens collusion among cartel members is the incentive to cheat.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The payoff matrix represents

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A)  a zero-sum game.
B)  a negative-sum game.
C)  a positive-sum game.
D)  a game that can only be played in a single time period.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

If one player in a game has a dominant strategy, the other player must also have a dominant strategy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following best describes the efficiency results in oligopoly?

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A)  P > MC and P = minimum ATC.
B)  P = MC and P > minimum ATC.
C)  P = MC and P = minimum ATC.
D)  P > MC and P > minimum ATC.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

Use your basic knowledge and your understanding of market structures to answer this question. Which of the following companies most closely approximates a differentiated oligopolist in a highly concentrated industry?

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A)  Subway Sandwiches
B)  Pittsburgh Plate Glass
C)  Ford Motor Company
D)  Kaiser AluminumE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

What is the prisoner's dilemma?

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Question 13

A unique feature of an oligopolistic industry is

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A)  low barriers to entry.
B)  standardized products.
C)  diminishing marginal returns.
D)  mutual interdependence.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 14

Suppose that Firm B in this table was found guilty of antitrust violations and split into two firms with equal market share. This would cause the Herfindahl index to

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A)  rise to 2,500.
B)  fall to 2,500.
C)  fall to 2,450.
D)  rise to 2,450.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

An industry having a four-firm concentration ratio of 32 percent

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A)  approximates pure competition.
B)  is an oligopoly.
C)  is a pure monopoly.
D)  is monopolistically competitive.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

One inherent factor that tends to destroy collusion among oligopolists is the

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A)  incentive to cheat.
B)  product differentiation.
C)  mutual interdependence.
D)  leadership of the dominant firm.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 17

In game theory, the credibility of a threat

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A)  determines whether or not a Nash equilibrium to a game exists.
B)  influences the degree of cooperation between two rivals.
C)  is relevant only in simultaneous games.
D)  determines whether or not a firm has a dominant strategy.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

In a Stackelberg duopoly,

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A)  leader firms are always dominant.
B)  no Nash equilibrium is possible.
C)  the two firms move simultaneously.
D)  one firm is the leader; the other is the follower.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

When near-monopolies, like Google in Internet search and Amazon in online shopping, start infringing on each other's turf, what kind of competition results?

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A)  pure competition
B)  monopolistic competition
C)  oligopolistic competition
D)  legislated competitionE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

In a zero-sum game, the gains by one player will be exactly offset by the losses of the other.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Oligopoly and Strategic Behavior

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When near-monopolies, like Google in Internet search and Amazon in online shopping, start infringing on each other's turf, what kind of competition results?

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One common factor that often weakens collusion among cartel members is the incentive to cheat.

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Suppose that an industry is characterized by a few firms and price leadership. We would expect that

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In a Stackelberg duopoly,

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Suppose that Firm B in this table was found guilty of antitrust violations and split into two firms with equal market share. This would cause the Herfindahl index to

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Industry Y is dominated by five large firms that hold market shares of 20, 20, 25, 10, and 25 percent. The four-firm concentration ratio for this industry is

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The payoff matrix represents

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Informal collusion to restrict output and increase prices is sometimes referred to as a

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Which of the following best describes the efficiency results in oligopoly?

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