A(n) __________ may start a price war in order to get a larger share of the market.

• A) Perfect competitor
• B) Monopolist
• C) Oligopolist
• D) Monopolistic compititor

Royal Leather Industries Ltd Pakistan operates in a monopolistic competition and earns super normal profit in the short run. In the long run, it will make:

• A) Abnormal losses.
• B) Supernormal profits only.
• C) Normal profits only.
• D) Negative profits.

The market structure in which there is interdependence among firms is:

• A) Oligopoly.
• B) Perfect competition.
• C) Monopoly.
• D) Monopolistic competition.

Which of the following is an example of an information product?

• A) A hamburger
• B) A pair of shoes
• C) A bicycle
• D) A music album

Profit is maximized when:

• A) Marginal revenue product is less than marginal input cost.
• B) Marginal revenue product is greater than marginal input cost.
• C) Marginal revenue product equals marginal input cost.
• D) Marginal input cost is zero.

According to classical economists, what was the main reason of fall in investment during great depression?

• A) Large government expenditures
• B) High interest rate
• C) Low interest rate
• D) Fall in consumption expenditures

In case of monopoly at equilibrium point:

• A) Price is less than marginal cost
• B) Price is equal to marginal cost
• C) Price is greater than marginal revenue
• D) Price is less than marginal revenue

The goods whose features can be determined upon consumption is known as:

• A) Information good
• B) Public good
• C) Merit good
• D) Experience good

Which of the followings is true for monopolists as compared to perfectly competitive market?

• A) Monopolists produce lower quantities at higher prices
• B) Monopolists produce lower quantities at lower prices
• C) Monopolists produce higher quantities at lower prices
• D) Monopolists produce higher quantities at higher prices

In which of the followings market structure point of maximum allocative efficiency is achieved?

• A) Monopoly
• B) Oligopoly
• C) Perfect competition
• D) Monopolistic competition

Suppose wheat market operates in a perfectly competitive environment and earns supernormal profit in the short run. In the long run, it will make:

• A) Only normal profits.
• B) Supernormal profits or normal profits.
• C) Only supernormal profits.
• D) Negative profits.

In monopolistic competition, in the long run, firms tend to make:

• A) Losses due to intense competition
• B) Supernormal profits due to product differentiation
• C) Abnormal profits due to barriers to entry
• D) Normal profits, as in perfect competition

Which of the following is a common strategy used by firms in oligopoly to avoid price competition and maintain stable prices?

• A) Monopoly
• B) Perfect competition
• C) Monopolistic competition
• D) Collusion

Which of the following is a barrier to entry that can help a monopolist maintain its position?

• A) Promoting perfect competition
• B) Encouraging new firms to enter the market
• C) Allowing open access to essential resources
• D) Patents, copyrights and brand loyalty

WAPDA is the only power supplier in all over Pakistan. If it earns supernormal profits in the short run, it will make:

• A) Only normal profits in the long run.
• B) Supernormal losses in the long run.
• C) Supernormal profits in the long run also.
• D) Losses in the long run.

Suppose the marginal physical product of labor equals Rs. 1500. If the price of good that workers produce is Rs. 50, then the value of marginal product of labour equals:

• A) Rs. 3500
• B) Rs. 7500
• C) Rs. 75000
• D) Rs. 3300

Government can regulate monopolies to ensure that they set a price at the point where:

• A) AR curve intersects the MC curve
• B) MR curve intersects the MC curve
• C) AR curve intersects the MR curve
• D) AR curve intersects the AC curve

Which of the following strategies does a monopolist adopt to discourage new entrants?

• A) Collaborative partnerships
• B) Threat of takeover
• C) Threatening legal action
• D) Public relations campaigns

According to Classical economists, the aggregate demand is:

• A) Vertical.
• B) Upward sloping.
• C) Horizontal.
• D) Downward sloping.

The market for plumbers is characterized by the existence of a large number of similar, but not identical substitutes. This market is best considered as:

• A) A monopoly.
• B) Monopolistic competition.
• C) An oligopoly.
• D) Perfect competition.