Basic Characteristics
Where Does Monopoly Come From (There are four, one for 100 points)
Geography/resources as barrier
Technology/common use (dominant standard)
Economies of scale → natural monopoly
Government barrier (patents/permissions)
At what quantity does a perfectly competitive industry produce?
MC = Price
What is marginal cost?
Cost to produce one extra unit.
Monopoly has lower average costs via what mechanism?
economies of scale
At what quantity does a monopoly produce?
MR = MC
Total cost is the sum of which two costs?
Fixed cost and varaible cost