The cartel model of oligopoly predicts that aall the firms in the industry act in unison to set a monopoly price beach producer acts independently of others cthe markup on marginal cost should be the same for all firms dfirms follow the low-price firm in the industry

________________ in both monopolistically competitive and oligopolistic industries.a.It is impossible for new firms to enter the industriesb.Collusion and the creation of cartels is commonc.Producers cannot benefit from knowing other firms' plansd.Firms have some degree of control over prices

If firms in a monopolistically competitive industry are making losses:Group of answer choicesthey will likely be subject to regulationthey ought to form a cartelnew firms will enter the marketsome firms will exit the market

The Cournot Model of Oligopoly assumes thatGroup of answer choicesfirms decide what quantity to produce.firms make their decisions simultaneously.firms do not cooperate.All of the above.

If firms in an oligopoly agree to produce according to the monopoly outcome, they will produce the same level of output as they would produce in a Nash equilibrium.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

. Perfectly competitive firms are price takers because a. each firm is very large. b. there are no good substitutes for their goods. c. many other firms produce identical products. d. their demand curves are downward sloping 9. A price-taking firm a. cannot influence the price of the product it sells. b. talks to rival firms to determine the best price for all of them to charge. c. sets the product's price to whatever level the owner decides upon. d. asks the government to set the price of its product. 10. A monopoly is a market with a. no barriers to entry. b. many substitutes. C. many suppliers. d. one supplier 11.Which of the following advantages does a budget mostly provide? a. Coordination is increased b. Planning is emphasized c. Coordination is continuous d. Comparison of actual versus budgeted data. 12.Budgets are related to which of the following management functions? a. Planning b. Performance evaluation c. Control d. All of these 13.A formal written statement of management ‘s plans for the future, packaged in financial items, is a a. Responsibility report b. Performance report. c. Cost of production report d. Budget 14.The budget approach that is more relevant when the continuance of an activity or operation must be justified on the basis of its need or usefulness to the organization. a. The incremental approach b. The zero-based approach c. The base-line approach d. Both(a)and(b) are there. 15. series of budgets for varying levels of activity is a a. Variable cost budget b. Master budget c. Flexible budget d. Aero-based budget 16.A common starting point in the budgeting process is a. Expected future net-income b. Past performance c. To motivate the sales force. d. A clean slate, with no expectation. 17.Budgeting process in which information flows top down and bottom up is referred to as: a. Continuous budgeting b. Perpetual budgeting c. Participative budgeting d. Joint budgeting 18.Zero-based budgeting: a. Involves the review of changes made to an organisation’s original budget. b. Does not provide a summary of annual projections. c. Involves the review of each cost component from cost-benefit perspective d. Emphasizes the relationship of effort to projected annual reports. 19. Incremental Budgeting’ refers to a. Line-by-line approach of expenditure b. Setting budget allowances based on prior year expenditure c. Requiring top management approval of increases in budgets d. Using incremental revenues and costs in budgeting.