Indiana Bloomington IU ECONB 251 COMPREHENISVE
TEST BANK EXAM QUESTIONS 2026/2027 COMPLETE
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Alice plays a repeated prisoners dilemma game for 20 rounds like
the one described in the text above, alternatively against Jill and
against Jackie. Both Jackie and Jill play versions of tit for tat and this
is known to Alice. Pretty soon Alice realizes that Jill is more vengeful
than Jackie, in the sense that her punishment phases last two
periods, while Jackie's last only one period. We can expect
A. That Alice is as cooperative when she plays against Jackie, and
she is when she plays against Jill
B. That Alice is more cooperative when playing Jackie than when
playing Jill
C. That Alice is less cooperative when playing Jackie than when
playing Jill
D. Alice to ignore her opponents' actions
C
, There are two private trash haulers in Bloomington. They serve the
entire Bloomington market. One trash hauler, in an interview with the
local newspaper, says he will be forced to increase prices next year
by 10%. Such an announcement can be expected to
A. be ignored by the other trash hauler
B. increase the likelihood of collusion in that market
C. decrease the likelihood of collusion in that market
D. decrease the price by the other trash hauler
B
Imagine a prisoners dilemma game that goes on forever with
some very high, close to one, probability. That means that each
period, the probability that the game is going on next period is
very high, close to one. Relative to the same prisoners' dilemma
that is repeated only 20 rounds we would expect
A. more efficient outcome for the players
B. higher payoffs in period 19
C. higher payoffs in period 20
D. all of the above
D
, In Figure 9.12 above the area ABCD represents
A. total revenue for the monopolist
B. total profit for the monopolist
C. the deadweight loss of monopoly
D. consumer's surplus
B
Imagine in Figure 9.12 above that the government imposes a
price ceiling that is below the line DC. The
A. the monopolist's profit will decline
B. consumer's surplus will increase
C. the quantity sold will increase
D. all of the above
D
, In Figure 9.12 above the area GHCD represents
A. total revenue for the monopolist
B. total profit for the monopolist
C. the deadweight loss of monopoly
D. consumer's surplus
A
Imagine that in Figure 9.12 marginal costs drops by 15%. Then we
would expect
A. consumer's surplus to increase
B. total profit to increase
C. the price to decrease
D. all of the above
D
TEST BANK EXAM QUESTIONS 2026/2027 COMPLETE
& ACCURATE EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH DETAILED RATIONALES
(100% CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS) CURRENTLY
UPDATED VERSION 2026 EDITION |GUARANTEED
PASS A+ |FULL REVISED EXAM
Alice plays a repeated prisoners dilemma game for 20 rounds like
the one described in the text above, alternatively against Jill and
against Jackie. Both Jackie and Jill play versions of tit for tat and this
is known to Alice. Pretty soon Alice realizes that Jill is more vengeful
than Jackie, in the sense that her punishment phases last two
periods, while Jackie's last only one period. We can expect
A. That Alice is as cooperative when she plays against Jackie, and
she is when she plays against Jill
B. That Alice is more cooperative when playing Jackie than when
playing Jill
C. That Alice is less cooperative when playing Jackie than when
playing Jill
D. Alice to ignore her opponents' actions
C
, There are two private trash haulers in Bloomington. They serve the
entire Bloomington market. One trash hauler, in an interview with the
local newspaper, says he will be forced to increase prices next year
by 10%. Such an announcement can be expected to
A. be ignored by the other trash hauler
B. increase the likelihood of collusion in that market
C. decrease the likelihood of collusion in that market
D. decrease the price by the other trash hauler
B
Imagine a prisoners dilemma game that goes on forever with
some very high, close to one, probability. That means that each
period, the probability that the game is going on next period is
very high, close to one. Relative to the same prisoners' dilemma
that is repeated only 20 rounds we would expect
A. more efficient outcome for the players
B. higher payoffs in period 19
C. higher payoffs in period 20
D. all of the above
D
, In Figure 9.12 above the area ABCD represents
A. total revenue for the monopolist
B. total profit for the monopolist
C. the deadweight loss of monopoly
D. consumer's surplus
B
Imagine in Figure 9.12 above that the government imposes a
price ceiling that is below the line DC. The
A. the monopolist's profit will decline
B. consumer's surplus will increase
C. the quantity sold will increase
D. all of the above
D
, In Figure 9.12 above the area GHCD represents
A. total revenue for the monopolist
B. total profit for the monopolist
C. the deadweight loss of monopoly
D. consumer's surplus
A
Imagine that in Figure 9.12 marginal costs drops by 15%. Then we
would expect
A. consumer's surplus to increase
B. total profit to increase
C. the price to decrease
D. all of the above
D
