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Market Structure Tes
Econ Test 3
Question | Answer |
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Which one of the following is an ideal market structure in which consumers and producers each compete directly under the laws of supply and demand? | perfect competition |
They are also called consumers | buyers |
Producers use this to set their products apart | product differentiation |
This happens as a result of sellers undercutting each other’s prices | price wars |
This is a market dominated by a few large sellers | oligopoly |
This type of market is most likely to happen in remote areas | geographical monopoly |
This is the economic theory that states that economic systems prosper when the government does not interfere in the market | laissez-faire |
Microsoft is associated with this market structure | monopoly |
Nonprice competition is most important in which of the following markets? | monopolistic competition |
U.S. agriculture is most closely associated with which of the following markets? | perfect competition |
What type of monopoly does the granting of patents encourage? | technological monopoly |
Antitrust legislation was enacted in the late 1800s to | all of the above |
The effort by sellers to secretly set production levels or prices is called | collusion |
This type of monopoly is sometimes in place in order to effectively distribute basic necessities | government monopoly |
If competition is inconvenient and impractical, what kind of monopoly tends to develop? | natural monopoly |
Jeans and fast food restaurants would most closely be associated with which of the following markets? | Oligopoly |
This type of market is the easiest to enter | Perfect Competition |
De Beers Company in South Africa is the head of one of these types of business organizations which are illegal in the United States | Cartel |
The prisoners’ dilemma illustrates problems related to competition in what market structure? | Oligopoly |
If a company was trying to figure out a way to advertise the differences in their shoes, that company would most likely fit in the market structure of | Monopolistic Competition |
ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC are a great example of this market structure | Oligopoly |