This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Finance > Economics > Market Dynamics > Market Structures > Market Structures – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Market Structures Quiz 25 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What kind of chart is this? A) Component bar chart. B) Horizontal bar chart. C) Infographics. D) Vertical bar chart. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Horizontal bar chart. 2. Which of the following IS an economic cartel? A) CPAC. B) OPEC. C) FOMC. D) NCAA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) OPEC. 3. In amount of business done, it is the most important type of business organization in the U.S. today A) Sole proprietorship. B) Partnership. C) Corporation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Corporation. 4. What type of monopoly is based on being the only seller in an area? A) Technological monopoly. B) Government monopoly. C) Geographic monopoly. D) Natural monopoly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geographic monopoly. 5. Which type of business organization has the advantage of limited liability but the disadvantage of less control over business decisions? A) Perfect competition. B) Corporation. C) Partnership. D) Sole proprietorship. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Corporation. 6. When the allocation of goods by the free market is NOT efficient economists call it a ..... : A) Market failure. B) Marketing blunder. C) Market correction. D) Marketing success. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Market failure. 7. Suppose that elasticity of demand of socks is 0.7. If the price of socks is reduced by 10%, how will sales be effected? A) Sales will grow by less than 10%. B) Sales will grow by more than 10%. C) Sales will grow by 10%. D) Sales will decrease by 10%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sales will grow by less than 10%. 8. What government commission ensures hiring practices are fair and non discriminating A) OHSA. B) EEOC. C) FDA. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) EEOC. 9. All sellers sell at that same, low market established price A) Product differentitation. B) Price takers. C) Collusion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Price takers. 10. What is the value of the next-best alternative when you make a trade-off? A) Second-Best. B) Opportunity Cost. C) Gummy Bears. D) Scarcity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opportunity Cost. 11. ..... protect consumers against harm from products on the market. A) Government regulations. B) Private property rights. C) Profit motives. D) Franchises. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Government regulations. 12. An economic system in which decisions on production and consumption of goods and services are made by individuals, buyers, and sellers, NOT governments A) Market. B) Command. C) Traditional. D) Mixed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Market. 13. Sherman Anti-trust Act A) The Sherman Anti-trust Act is a state law that promotes monopolies and restricts competition in the market. B) The Sherman Anti-trust Act is a federal law that encourages monopolies and discourages fair competition in the market. C) The Sherman Anti-trust Act is a federal law that has no impact on monopolies or fair competition in the market. D) To protect trade and commerce from unlawful restraint and and monopolies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To protect trade and commerce from unlawful restraint and and monopolies. 14. Which of the following is an example of a product sold in monopolistic competition? A) Eggs. B) Government Bonds. C) Shoes. D) Cell Phone Service. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shoes. 15. How many firms are in a perfectly competitive market? A) A few. B) One. C) I'm not sure. D) Thousands or more. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thousands or more. 16. Goods that are provided by the government (and paid for through taxation) are known as: A) Commodities. B) Public Goods. C) Cartels. D) Private goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Public Goods. 17. The ability of some businesses to sell the same product for different prices to different groups of people-like airlines charging less for a ticket if you buy a month in advance rather than the day before-is known as A) Price fixing. B) Price gouging. C) Competitive pricing. D) Price discrimination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Price discrimination. 18. SSEMI3 Which business organization issues stocks? A) Corporation. B) Partnership. C) Sole Proprietorship. D) Oligopoly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Corporation. 19. Impact on Consumer:Has many choices, gets to choose which version of the product they like best, Prices are relatively reasonable for the product due to lots of competition A) Monopoly. B) Monopolistic competition. C) Oligopoly. D) Perfect Competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monopolistic competition. 20. An agreement among members of an oligopoly to illegally set prices and production A) Cartel. B) Collusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Collusion. 21. In the meat smoker market, a NPF moves the supply curve left. What happens to the allocation of resources? A) Increase. B) Decrease. C) Moves right. D) Moves left. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decrease. 22. In Monopolistic Competition you would find that purchases are made generally based on ..... A) Supply/demand. B) Brand loyalty. C) Price. D) Price of substitute products. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brand loyalty. 23. The broccoli market would be an example of ..... A) Monopolistic Competition. B) Perfect Competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Perfect Competition. 24. Consumers demand less of this type of goods when their income increases. A) Low grade rice. B) Salt. C) Furniture. D) Bungalore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Low grade rice. 25. The purpose of a business engaging in a conglomerate combination is to A) Reduce the risk of failure. B) Make production more efficient. C) Decrease competition and raise prices. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 26. If two shops sell the same merchandise but one offers a higher level of service, the service distinction is a form of A) Local competition. B) Price fixing. C) Nonprice competition. D) Choice among substitute products. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nonprice competition. 27. Companies are classified into a market structure based on the which of the following characteristics? A) Success. B) Benefits. C) Competition. D) Costs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Competition. 28. A way to attract customers by offering a better quality product or a unique service (like the way Chick-Fil-A competes with Zaxby's) is known as A) Collusion. B) Monopolistic competition. C) Predatory pricing. D) Nonprice competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nonprice competition. 29. What are the examples of oligopoly markets? A) Automobile industry, telecommunications industry, airline industry. B) Technology industry. C) Restaurant industry. D) Retail industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Automobile industry, telecommunications industry, airline industry. 30. Which IS NOT a characteristic of Market Structures A) Number of Sellers. B) Price-Setting Power. C) Supply & Demand. D) Non-Price Competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Supply & Demand. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesMarket Dynamics QuizzesEconomics QuizzesMarket Structures Quiz 1Market Structures Quiz 2Market Structures Quiz 3Market Structures Quiz 4Market Structures Quiz 5Market Structures Quiz 6Market Structures Quiz 7Market Structures Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books