1. Life in Isla Vista?

4. Are you thinking of going to graduate school some day? A)No B)Yes, to an MBA program. C)Yes, to some kind of masters program other than MBA. D)Yes, to a Ph. D. program. E)Undecided among options B,C and D.

5. A competitive firm can sell its output at $10 per unit. The firm’s total costs are shown below. To maximize its profits how many units should it produce? OutputTotal cost 1$5 2$14 3$27 4$36 5$48 A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) More than 5

6. Why is that ? For a competitive firm, producing an extra unit will increase profit if marginal cost is smaller than price and decrease profit if marginal cost is larger than price. Marginal cost of first unit $5, second unit $9, third unit $13, etc.. Price of output is $10.

7. For a monopoly that faces a downward sloping demand curve, marginal revenue from selling an extra unit is equal to the price at which it can sell that unit. A) True B) False

8. Why is that? Listen to today’s lecture go find out.

9. If a monopolist faces a downward sloping demand curve, then its marginal revenue from selling an extra unit is less than the price at which it sells that unit. A) True B) False

10. A profit-maximizing monopolist will not choose to sell at a price where demand is inelastic. A)True B)False

11. If a monopolist faces an inelastic demand curve, then its marginal revenue is negative. A)True B)False