Question 1

Explain the capture hypothesis.

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Question 2

Which of the following is an example of an agency concerned with social regulation?

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A)   Federal Communications Commission
B)   Securities and Exchange Commission
C)   Consumer Product Safety Commission
D)   Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 3

A measure of monopoly power used by the government is the

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A)   percentage share of the relevant market or market share test.
B)   profit of the firm compared to other firms in the industry.
C)   price charged by the firm for goods and services.
D)   percentage difference between price and marginal cost.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 4

According to the capture hypothesis

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A)   regulators eventually support the views of consumers instead of the firms or the taxpayers, regardless of the reasons why the regulatory agency was established.
B)   regulators support the view of the regulated firms all along because that is the reason the regulatory agency was established.
C)   regulators eventually support the views of the regulated firms instead of the consumers or taxpayers, regardless of why the regulatory agency was established.
D)   regulators eventually support the views of either the firms or the consumers, but at the expense of the taxpayers, regardless of the reasons why the regulatory agency was established.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT exempt from antitrust laws?

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A)   professional baseball
B)   labor unions
C)   airlines
D)   public transit systemsE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

When consumers have less information about a product than do sellers, then this is the situation of

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A)   asymmetric information.
B)   rationality.
C)   caveat emptor.
D)   a market failure.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

The antitrust legislation that forbids a company from selling goods on the condition that the purchaser must deal exclusively with that company is the

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A)   Sherman Act.
B)   Robinson-Patman Act.
C)   Fair Trade Commission Act.
D)   Clayton Act.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Which of the following would most likely promote competitive pricing of products?

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A)   Robinson-Patman Act
B)   Wheeler-Lea Act
C)   Federal Trade Commission Act
D)   Clayton ActE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Which of the following is a possible market solution to the lemons problem?

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A)   Producers might offer product guarantees and warranties.
B)   Producers might be required to meet certain legal standards to obtain licenses granting the right to sell their products.
C)   Government agencies might be charged with directly overseeing production and distribution of certain products.
D)   Liability laws might be established to ensure that firms selling certain products must face penalties in the event the products function poorly.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 10

A major shortcoming of the Sherman Act was that

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A)   when it was passed, there were no violations, so the Supreme Court ruled it unnecessary.
B)   it failed to explicitly state which specific activities were illegal.
C)   violators of the Act were forced out of business.
D)   it was not enforced by the courts.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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