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Vertical foreclosure |
| | A) | is only profitable when the higher profits in the downstream market (from enhanced market power) more than offset the profits lost in the upstream market. |
| | B) | only raises the fixed costs of production of firms in the downstream market. |
| | C) | cannot be enhanced by the use of price discrimination tactics. |
| | D) | is more effective when more substitute inputs are available to firms in the downstream market. |
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Which of the following is an incorrect statement about predatory pricing? |
| | A) | It benefits the predatory firm to have deeper pockets than its prey. |
| | B) | The predatory firm having a reputation for taking tough actions has a large impact on the effectiveness of predatory pricing. |
| | C) | Having its prey stockpile its product increases the effectiveness of predatory pricing. |
| | D) | Predatory pricing is typically more costly for the predator firm than for its prey. |
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A two-way network linking 70 users creates how many potential network connections? |
| | A) | 4900. |
| | B) | 4970. |
| | C) | 4830. |
| | D) | 140. |
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Suppose the inverse market demand is given by P = 132 - 4Q. If the incumbent continues to produce 12 units of output, which of the following equations best summarizes the potential entrant's residual demand curve? |
| | A) | P = 84 - 8Q. |
| | B) | P = 120 - 4Q. |
| | C) | P = 84 - 4Q. |
| | D) | P = 120 - 8Q. |
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Firms 1 and 2 compete in a Cournot duopoly. If firm 1 adopts a strategy that raises firm 2's marginal cost, |
| | A) | firm 2 will increase its output. |
| | B) | firm 1 will lose market share. |
| | C) | firm 2 will experience lower profits. |
| | D) | firm 1 will decrease its output. |
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Predatory pricing is best described as a situation when |
| | A) | a firm charges a low price initially upon entering a market to gain a critical mass of customers. |
| | B) | an incumbent maintains a price below the monopoly price in order to prevent entry. |
| | C) | a vertically integrated firm raises its rival's costs of inputs, while maintaining final product prices. |
| | D) | a firm temporarily prices below its marginal costs to drive competitors out of the market. |
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A single firm that charges the monopoly price in the market earns $1050. If another firm successfully enters the market, the incumbent's profits fall to $800 and the entrant earns $675. If the incumbent engages in limit pricing, its profits are $850. For what interest rate, i, is limit pricing a profitable strategy for the incumbent? |
| | A) | i > 4. |
| | B) | i < 0.25. |
| | C) | 0.75 < i < 4. |
| | D) | 0.25 < i < 0.75. |
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In regard to limit pricing, which of the following is not one of the forces that can enhance the link between the pre-entry price and post-entry profits of potential entrants? |
| | A) | Commitment mechanisms by the incumbent. |
| | B) | Learning curve effects of the incumbents. |
| | C) | Asymmetric information that disadvantages potential entrants. |
| | D) | Reputation effects of past potential entrant’s behavior. |
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Which of the following is a correct statement? |
| | A) | Predatory pricing is easy to prove in the court of law. |
| | B) | An incumbent firm may experience a learning curve that allows it to produce at a lower cost than a potential entrant. |
| | C) | An individual firm cannot benefit from strategies that raise the fixed costs of all the firms in the industry. |
| | D) | Firms will not receive individual benefits from strategies that raise the marginal costs of their rivals. |
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Limit pricing is when |
| | A) | a vertically integrated firm raises its rival's costs of inputs, while maintaining final product prices. |
| | B) | an incumbent maintains a price below the monopoly price in order to prevent entry. |
| | C) | a firm temporarily prices below its marginal costs to drive competitors out of the market. |
| | D) | a firm charges a low price initially upon entering a market to gain a critical mass of customers. |
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Which of the following is not an example of a network? |
| | A) | U.S. highway system |
| | B) | Internet commerce. |
| | C) | Airlines. |
| | D) | A home entirely powered by solar technology. |
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The pricing strategy referred to as a "price-cost squeeze" is an effective method to |
| | A) | maximize current profits. |
| | B) | raise a rival's fixed cost. |
| | C) | raise a rival's input costs. |
| | D) | lower a rival's marginal costs. |
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A network linking one hundred (100) users is typically |
| | A) | less likely to exhibit bottlenecks than a network linking 10 users. |
| | B) | less than five times as valuable as a network linking 10 users. |
| | C) | five times as valuable as a network linking 10 users. |
| | D) | more than five times as valuable as a network linking 10 users. |
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The practice of price discrimination will enhance the firm's ability to engage in |
| | A) | limit pricing. |
| | B) | predatory pricing. |
| | C) | price-cost squeezes. |
| | D) | All of the statements associated with this question are enhanced by price discrimination. |
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In the presence of bottlenecks, when an additional user is added to an existing one-way network: |
| | A) | The addition of the new user negatively impacts existing users. |
| | B) | The addition of the new user positively impacts existing users. |
| | C) | The addition of the new user has no impact on existing users. |
| | D) | The addition of the new user adds one additional potential network connection. |
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