This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Finance > Economics > Market Dynamics > Market Structures > Market Structures – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Market Structures Quiz 27 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An entrepreneur can choose to have which type of business organization? A) Sole Proprietorship. B) Partnership. C) Corporation. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 2. Few Large Sellers A) Monopoly. B) Oligopoly. C) Perfect Competition. D) Monopolistic Competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oligopoly. 3. An example of an oligopoly is A) Oranges. B) Shoes. C) Utilities. D) Cell phones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cell phones. 4. This type of business organization can be owned by two or more people who share unlimited liability for business debts A) Sole Propriotorship. B) Partnership. C) Corporation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Partnership. 5. In a mixed economy, who plays a significant role in economic decision-making? A) Only private individuals. B) Only government. C) Government and private individuals or businesses. D) International organizations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Government and private individuals or businesses. 6. What happens when the price of a particular brand in monopolistic competition is lowered? A) Consumers shift to consuming that brand. B) Consumers switch to a different market structure. C) Consumers stop buying the product. D) Consumers become loyal to the brand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consumers shift to consuming that brand. 7. Which describes a barrier to entry? A) Anything that protects a firm from the arrival of new competitors. B) A government regulation that bars a monopoly from earning an economic profit. C) Something that establishes a barrier to expanding output. D) Firms already in the market incurring economic losses so that no new firm wants to enter the market. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anything that protects a firm from the arrival of new competitors. 8. Where can you NOT buy coca cola? A) North Korea. B) Honduras. C) South Africa. D) United Kingdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) North Korea. 9. The OPEC is comprised of 13 countries that possess about 80% of the world's oil reserves. What market structure does OPEC represent? A) Monopolistic competition. B) Oligopoly. C) Perfect competition. D) Monopoly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oligopoly. 10. Oligopoly and Pricing A) Monopolistic competition and Pricing. B) Perfect competition and Pricing. C) Price-fixing is a form of collusion, and it is an agreement to set the same or similar prices for a product. D) Monopoly and Pricing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Price-fixing is a form of collusion, and it is an agreement to set the same or similar prices for a product. 11. Which of the following is an advantage of a corporation? A) Easy to form. B) Taxed only once. C) Shared losses. D) Limited liability. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Limited liability. 12. Which economic system is based on private ownership of resources and the use of markets and prices to coordinate and direct economic activity? A) Communism. B) Socialism. C) Feudalism. D) Capitalism/Free Market. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Capitalism/Free Market. 13. Keyshawn & Daniyah operate in a market where there are a lot of sellers. Which of the following is true? A) They are playing in market that is a partnership. B) There are few barriers to entry. C) They are operating in an oligopoly. D) They cannot be operating in a monopolistically competitive market. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There are few barriers to entry. 14. A monopoly is formed when there is ..... A) No competition. B) An abundance of resources. C) A large profit. D) Anti-trust regulations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No competition. 15. SSEMI3 The type of business organization with the potential for the longest lifespan (i.e., "unlimited life") A) Sole proprietorship. B) Corporation. C) Partnership. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Corporation. 16. What is the supply curve for a Perfectly Competitive Firm based on? A) The quantity of a good or service that a firm is willing and able to consume at different prices. B) The quantity of a good or service that a firm is willing and able to produce at different prices. C) The quantity of a good or service that a firm is willing and able to sell at different prices. D) The quantity of a good or service that a firm is willing and able to buy at different prices. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The quantity of a good or service that a firm is willing and able to sell at different prices. 17. How does monopolistic competition affect pricing and output decisions? A) Monopolistic competition has no effect on pricing and output decisions. B) Monopolistic competition allows firms to have some control over pricing and output decisions. C) Monopolistic competition leads to higher prices and lower output. D) Monopolistic competition results in lower prices and higher output. tagsSSEMI3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monopolistic competition allows firms to have some control over pricing and output decisions. 18. To which of the following modern scenarios would Adam Smith MOST likely object? A) The federal government provides incentives for farmers to limit agricultural production. B) The president seeks to reduce the number of pollution regulations imposed upon big business. C) Congress works with the president to pass a bill to reduce tariffs (taxes) on import goods. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The federal government provides incentives for farmers to limit agricultural production. 19. If a single firm raises its price it will not be able to sell any of its output. A) Oligopoly. B) Perfect Competition. C) Monopolistic Competition. D) Pure Monopoly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Perfect Competition. 20. Help to protect people from unexpected events A) Stability. B) Equity. C) Growth. D) Security. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Security. 21. Use the following headlines to answer the question below. Many sellers in marketProducts are identicalEasy to enter and exit the marketPrice takers The above headlines are all examples of A) Monopoly. B) Pure (perfect) competition. C) Monopolistic competition. D) Oligopoly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pure (perfect) competition. 22. Zoe's Bakery determines that P < ATC and P > AVC. Zoe should: A) Raise the price until she has maximized her profits. B) Continue to operate even though she is taking an economic loss. C) Shut down immediately, as she is taking an economic loss. D) Continue to operate, as she is making an economic profit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Continue to operate even though she is taking an economic loss. 23. A situation in which many businesses compete for customers is called ..... A) Perfect Anarchy. B) Monopoly. C) Perfect Competition. D) The Free Market. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perfect Competition. 24. As it becomes easier to start a new business in a market, that market A) Become more competitive. B) Attracts more consumers. C) Offers higher-quality products. D) Increases transaction costs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Become more competitive. 25. With monopolistic competition there are A) Few sellers and few buyers. B) Few buyers but many sellers. C) Many buyers and many sellers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Many buyers and many sellers. 26. Every firm no matter what maximizes its profits where A) Price times quantity sold. B) Marginal cost equals marginal revenue. C) The manager thinks it is best. D) Total costs exceed marginal revenue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marginal cost equals marginal revenue. 27. 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? A) Perfect competition. B) Natural monopoly. C) Copyright. D) Oligopoly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perfect competition. 28. Which of the following is the best example of a standardized product? A) Skim Milk. B) Boots. C) Car. D) Cereal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skim Milk. 29. Who runs corporations? A) Board of directors. B) The ceo. C) Secretary. D) Stockholders. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stockholders. 30. Firms in monopolistic competition A) All produce exactly the same product. B) All charge the same price. C) All earn the same profit. D) All work to differentiate their products. 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