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Econ B 251 – Final Exam | 130+ Solved Questions on Monopoly, Elasticity, Game Theory, Market Failures, Utility | University Economics 2025/2026

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This updated and expertly verified final exam prep for Econ B 251 – Principles of Microeconomics contains over 130 fully solved and graded questions from the 2025/2026 university assessment. Designed to support students in mastering core microeconomic concepts, the document thoroughly explains theoretical and practical questions through tables, real-world examples, and logic-based scenarios. Key topics include monopoly and perfect competition, price discrimination, elasticity of demand and supply, consumer choice theory, utility maximization, and production cost analysis. The exam also tackles market failures, externalities, public goods, and government intervention mechanisms such as price floors, subsidies, and quotas. Additional advanced topics cover game theory (Nash Equilibrium, zero-sum games), labor markets, and firm behavior under various cost structures. The exam questions emphasize decision-making models in both consumer and producer behavior, long-run vs. short-run dynamics, and social welfare trade-offs. Real data tables, graphs, and multi-step computations reinforce understanding and application of economic principles in exam conditions. This document is ideal for students enrolled in: – Principles of Microeconomics (Econ B 251 or equivalent) – Introductory Economics for Business, Finance, or Political Science majors – Economics for Public Policy or Law foundations – AP Microeconomics or CLEP Economics exam prep Keywords: microeconomics, monopoly, perfect competition, market failure, elasticity, utility, marginal cost, marginal revenue, price discrimination, consumer surplus, producer surplus, externalities, public goods, game theory, Nash equilibrium, zero-sum game, labor market, economic profit, total cost, cost curves, rent control, price ceiling, subsidy, production quota, opportunity cost, economies of scale, comparative advantage, profit maximization

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Which of the following are characteristics of a monopoly? - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔the firms demand cure is downward sloping, there are high barriers to

entry or exit, the firm determines the price to charge it's buyers.

Which of the following are barriers to entry for a monopoly? - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔patents, ownership of a vital resource, public franchises


Which of the following is true for BOTH a monopoly and a perfectly

competitive firm? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The profit maximizing output level

occurs where marginal revenue is equal to marginal cost

The profit maximizing single price monopolist produces along the elastic

portion of its demand curve - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔elastic

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The table above shows the demand for a monopolist's output. The marginal

revenue of increasing production from 3 to 4 units is $ - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔6

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The table above shows the demand for a monopolists output. iF the

pizzeria is a single-price monopoly and the marginal cost of a pizza is $6,

then the firms profit maximizing output is --- pizzas. At that amount the firm

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, charges a price of $--- and its total revenue is $--- - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔4, 12,

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Joe, a hair dresser, offers students a discount price on haircuts. This form

of pricing is an example of - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔price discrimination


The more perfectly a monopoly can price discriminate, the --- its output and

the --- its profit. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔larger, larger


compared to a similar perfectly competitive industry, a single-price

monopoly decreases consumer surplus and decreases economic

efficiency. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Decreases, decreases


Rent seeking by a monopolist --- the social cost of a monopoly and --- its ---

- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔increases, cost, increases, average total cost


Which of the following are characteristics of perfect competition? - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔many sellers, there are no barriers to entry or exit, the market

demand curve is downward sloping

The demand for corn from Hoosier farm is perfectly elastic because corn

from Hoosier farms is - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a perfect substitute for corn from

other farms

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