Monopoly and Competition quiz
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What stops a monopoly selling all it wants at a high price?
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Which company once controlled most rough diamond sales?
Answer: De Beers
Why: De Beers kept prices steady by holding unsold diamonds in its vaults and selling them only when the market was favourable.
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Who warned that rival traders rarely meet without plotting to raise prices?
Answer: Adam Smith
Why: The warning appears in The Wealth of Nations, the same 1776 book in which Smith argued for free trade and competition.
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Where does a monopoly set output to maximize profit?
Answer: Where MR = MC
Why: A monopoly's marginal revenue sits below its price, so at MR = MC the price stays above marginal cost, unlike competition's P = MC.
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What firm did the EU fine €2.42 billion in 2017?
Answer: Google
Why: The offence was self-preferencing: Google pushed its own shopping comparison service up its search results and rivals' down.
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How long does a patent's monopoly usually last?
Answer: 20 years
Why: In return, the patent must explain the invention clearly enough for a skilled person to make it, so anyone can copy it once it expires.
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Which curve explains sticky prices in an oligopoly?
Answer: Kinked demand curve
Why: Rivals match a price cut but ignore a price rise, so a firm loses out whichever way it moves, and prices stay put.
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