Imperfect Competition
In a duopoly, what is likely to happen if one firm lowers its prices?
The other firm will increase its prices.
There will be no reaction from the other firm.
The other firm may lower its prices too.
The other firm will exit the market.
Assuming that a government imposes a subsidy to promote the production of electric vehicles, which outcome is most likely if the subsidy results in production beyond the allocatively efficient quantity?
Producer surplus decreases as firms compete more intensely due to increased production.
The market achieves both productive and allocative efficiency with no government intervention needed.
Government tax revenues increase since more electric vehicles are sold in the market.
Consumer welfare increases due to lower prices, but there is a deadweight loss from overproduction.
In an oligopolistic market that exhibits characteristics similar to the prisoner's dilemma, which strategy ensures that one firm achieves maximum payoff regardless of what the other does?
Setting prices lower than its competitor regardless of their pricing strategy.
Always producing more than its rival no matter their output level.
Neither firm has a dominant strategy that guarantees maximum payoff irrespective of the others' actions.
Colluding with its competitor to fix prices at monopolistic levels.
In a duopoly, if one firm adopts a price-cutting strategy while the other maintains its prices, how might the second firm's profits be affected in the long run assuming rational decision-making and interdependency of firms?
The second firm's profits could decrease as it loses market share to the price-cutter.
The second firm's profits may increase due to perceived higher quality from higher pricing.
The second firm might experience variable profit changes depending on unrelated market factors.
The second firm’s profits remain unchanged as loyal customers do not respond to competitor’s prices.
If the price of a good in an oligopolistic market increases and consumers continue to purchase similar quantities as before, what does this indicate about the price elasticity of demand for this good?
The demand is perfectly inelastic.
The demand is inelastic.
The demand is perfectly elastic.
The demand is unit elastic.
Which factor would make cooperation more difficult among firms in an oligopolistic industry characterized by game theory dynamics?
Market transparency reduces making secret agreements harder, thus undermining potential cooperation between competing firms significantly.
Regulatory oversight intensifies, reducing the likelihood of government intervention disrupting established patterns of behavior within the industry.
Increased frequency of transactions simplifies patterns recognition, enhancing mutual trust between competitors over time.
Greater homogeneity among products makes coordination simple since customer switching costs decrease substantially.
What is game theory in the context of oligopoly?
The study of how people behave in strategic situations
The study of how the government regulates industries
The study of how firms compete in perfect competition
The study of how consumers make purchasing decisions

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If an oligopolist considers increasing its production output, what potential outcome must it weigh regarding its competitors’ reactions?
Competitors may ignore changes assuming it won’t affect the market equilibrium significantly enough.
Other firms might decide on technological innovation as a response rather than changing their outputs directly.
Competitors might match output increases leading to reduced profits for all firms involved due to lower prices.
Competitors could interpret increased output as signaling decreased demand and subsequently reduce their own output levels accordingly.
How can repeated games among oligopolists encourage cooperative behavior over time compared to single-shot games?
Repeated interactions allow for punishment strategies against non-cooperative behavior, thus promoting cooperation.
Repeated games increase legal risks associated with collusion discouraging cooperative agreements altogether.
Single-shot games provide more information about competitors’ strategies leading to better cooperation outcomes.
Cooperation becomes less beneficial over time as consumers become accustomed to competitive pricing models from single-shot games.
What is a characteristic of a collusive oligopoly?
Market fragmentation
Intense price competition
Frequent market entry
Interdependence among firms