The following graph shows equilibrium in a free market, with equilibrium quantity of Q. PRICE QUANTITY Supply Demand For any level of output above Q. a buyer values a unit of goods in this market 3 more than the unit will cost a seller. Suppose now that an individual firm that produces goods in this market has the power to influence market price, leading to an outcome different from the free market equilibrium illustrated in the previous graph. This is an example of due to an externality inefficiency

The following graph shows equilibrium in a free market, with equilibrium quantity of Q. PRICE QUANTITY Supply Demand For any level of output above Q. a buyer values a unit of goods in this market 3 more than the unit will cost a seller. Suppose now that an individual firm that produces goods in this market has the power to influence market price, leading to an outcome different from the free market equilibrium illustrated in the previous graph. This is an example of due to an externality inefficiency

Principles of Economics 2e

2nd Edition

ISBN:9781947172364

Author:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

Publisher:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

Chapter8: Perfect Competition

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1SCQ: Firms ill a perfectly competitive market are said to be price takers that is, once the market...

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

COURSE: MICROECONOMICS - Bertrand's ModelAssume that a market is supplied by 2 companies, whose total costs are: CTi = 100Respective demand of each is: q1 = 120 - 2p1 + p2 and q2 = 120 - 2p2 + p1It is requested to:(a) calculate the firms' profit and reaction function.(b) plot the market equilibrium price and reaction function(d) calculate equilibrium quantity produced by each firm(e) determine profits that both firms will have at equilibrium.
Sean's Fire Engines is the sole seller of fire engines in the fictional country of Pyrotania. Initially, Sean produced five fire engines, but he has decided to increase production to six fire engines. The following graph shows the demand curve Sean faces. As you can see, to sell the additional engine, Sean must lower his price from $160,000 to $120,000 per fire engine. Note that while Sean gains revenue from the additional engine he sells, he also loses revenue from the initial five engines because he sells them all at the lower price. Use the purple rectangle (diamond symbols) to shade the area representing the revenue lost from the initial five engines by selling at $120,000 rather than $160,000. Then use the green rectangle (triangle symbols) to shade the area representing the revenue gained from selling an additional engine at $120,000. (? 200 180 Demand Revenue Lost 160 * 140 120 Revenue Gained 100 80 60 (Thousands of dollars per fire engine)
250 225 Revenue Lost 200 175 150 Revenue Gained 125 Demand 100 75 50 25 3 4 7 8 9. 10 QUANTITY (Fire engines) Gilberto increase production from 7 to 8 fire engines because the dominates in this scenario. True or False: If Gilberto's Fire Engines were a competitive firm instead and $100,000 were the market price for an engine, decreasing its price from $100,000 to $50,000 would result in the same change in the production quantity and, thus, total revenue. O True O False acer Σ 2. 1. PRICE (Thousands of dollars per fire engine)
er 11 i Suppose the market for corn is a purely competitive, constant-cost industry that is in long-run equilibrium. Now assume that an increase in consumer demand occurs. After all resulting adjustments have been completed, the new equilibrium price will be Multiple Choice OO O the same as the initial equilibrium price, but the new industry output will be greater than the original output. greater than the initial price, and the new industry output will be greater than the original output. less than the initial price, but the new industry output will be greater than the original output. the same as the initial equilibrium price, and the industry output will remain unchanged. 23 11,229 X OCT all Z A
2. The market for EpiPens Consider the pharmaceutical company Mylan that produces epinephrine injection devices called EpiPens. In the presence of other firms producing substitutes for this good, the price of EpiPens is $150. Now suppose that competitors to Mylan no longer produce epinephrine injection devices, so Mylan now has pricing power in this market. As the economist on staff at Mylan, you are charged with the task of figuring out what your company's new pricing strategy should be. The following graph shows the marginal cost (MC), which is assumed to be constant, and the average total cost (ATC) of Mylan. The graph also shows the demand curve (D) for EpiPens and the marginal revenue curve (MR) once the firm has market power. On the graph, use the grey point (star symbol) to indicate the quantity of EpiPens demanded if Mylan continues to charge $150. Dashed drop lines will automatically extend to both axes. PRICE (Dollars per EpiPen) 1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 0 +…
2. The market for EpiPens Consider the pharmaceutical company Mylan that produces epinephrine injection devices called EpiPens. In the presence of other firms producing substitutes for this good, the price of EpiPens is $150. Now suppose that competitors to Mylan no longer produce epinephrine injection devices, so Mylan now has pricing power in this market. As the economist on staff at Mylan, you are charged with the task of figuring out what your company's new pricing strategy should be. The following graph shows the marginal cost (MC), which is assumed to be constant, and the average total cost (ATC) of Mylan. The graph also shows the demand curve (D) for EpiPens and the marginal revenue curve (MR) once the firm has market power. On the graph, use the grey point (star symbol) to indicate the quantity of EpiPens demanded if Mylan continues to charge $150. Dashed drop lines will automatically extend to both axes.
Raphael's Fire Engines is the sole seller of fire engines in the fictional country of Pyrotania. Initially, Raphael produced eight fire engines, but he has decided to increase production to nine fire engines. The following graph shows the demand curve Raphael faces. As you can see, to sell the additional engine, Raphael must lower his price from $80,000 to $40,000 per fire engine. Note that while Raphael gains revenue from the additional engine he sells, he also loses revenue from the initial eight engines because he sells them all at the lower price. Use the purple rectangle (diamond symbols) to shade the area representing the revenue lost from the initial eight engines by selling at $40,000 rather than $80,000. Then use the green rectangle (triangle symbols) to shade the area representing the revenue gained from selling an additional engine at $40,000. 200 180 160 Revenue Lost 140 120 Revenue Gained 100 80 Demand 60 40 20 2 3 4. 6. 7 8 9 10 QUANTITY (Fire engines) PRICE (Thousands of…
obs e Edmodo 352 Itachi HD Wallp.. Pinterest Oxford Equilibrium condition for three market is given by 6P- P, 4P, = 16 -2P + 4P,- P, 27 P P, +3P, 14. - What is the equilibrium price for each market? O a P 17.33, P, 19.66, P,= 17 Ob P 23.65, P, 23.68, P 20.44 Oc. P 17.22, P, 19.6, P 16.94 O d. P 7.53, P 13.43, P 11.65 6 of 7
3. Seller 123456 Construct from the information below a diagram of market demand and supply schedules, and the competitive equilibrium price interval. Buyer Unit 1st 103 107 115 127 135 111 Costs 2nd 129 119 123 131 141 131 123456 Unit 1st 149 145 141 137 133 129 Values 2nd 121 117 113 125 109 105
Omari's HookNLadder is the only company selling fire engines in the fictional country of Alexandrina. Omari initially produced five trucks, but then decided to increase production to six trucks. The following graph gives the demand curve faced by Omari's HookNLadder. As the graph shows, in order to sell the additional fire truck, Omari must lower the price from $160,000 to $120,000 per truck. Notice that Omari gains revenue from the sale of the additional engine, but at the same time, he loses revenue from the initial five engines because they are all sold at the lower price. Use the purple rectangle (diamond symbols) to shade the area representing the revenue lost from the initial five engines by selling at $120,000 rather than $160,000. Then use the green rectangle (triangle symbols) to shade the area representing the revenue gained from selling an additional engine at $120,000. PRICE (Thousands of dollars per fire engine) ARBS228882R 200 140 2 Demand 5 QUANTITY (Fire engines) $…
Suppose a science museum charges $15 for admission, and each day 200 adults visit the museum. Suppose the museum directors cannot change the price they charge, but they know that for every $1000 a day spent on advertising they can increase demand by 50 tickets. The cost of operating the museum for a day is $2,000. Which of the following advertising choices should they make to maximize profits? O Spend $100O0 a day on advertising O Spend $2000 a day on advertising O Spend no money on advertising O Spend $3000 a day on advertising
The following graph of long-run changes in a competitive market indicate that it is exhibiting Price ($) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 Constant returns to scale 1 O External diseconomies of scale 2 ONeither economies nor diseconomies of scale The law of increasing marginal returns O Internal economies of scale of the firms 3 O Internal diseconomies of scale of the firms 4 5 сл D 6 51 52 53 7 8 D₂ 9 D3 10 Quantity