Suppose that a perfectly competitive industry becomes a monopoly. Describe the effects of this change on consumer surplus, producer surplus and price.
As the perfectly competitive industry becomes a monopoly, there is a decrease in suppliers from many to one. the demand curve that was horizontal is now downward sloping. Thus, the profit maximization quantity for a seller is such that MR = MC. At this point, the quantity is lower than the perfectly competitive output and the price is higher. As a result the consumer surplus decreases and the producer surplus increases.
Suppose that a perfectly competitive industry becomes a monopoly. Describe the effects of this change on consumer...
Suppose the firms in a perfectly competitive industry merge to form a monopoly. Which of the following would NOT occur? A. A fall in consumer surplus B. A rise in total consumer plus producer surplus C. A deadweight loss D. A rise in producer surplus
The graph shows the consumer surplus for a perfectly competitive industry. The industry is taken over by a monopoly. Draw the new consumer surplus. Label it CS1. Draw and label the consumer surplus that is transferred to the monopoly. Label it monopoly's gain. Price and cost MSC MR 14 12 16 20 24 Quantity
Compare consumer surplus when the market is perfectly competitive and when the market is a monopoly.
Perfectly competitive and monopoly firms are complete opposites. The monopoly demand curve is ___ while the perfectly competitive firm’s demand curve is ___. This is because a monopoly is the only producer in an industry, so the monopoly firm’s ___ curve is the same as the market demand curve, while the perfectly competitive firm produces in a market with ___ competitors. Perfectly competitive and monopoly firms are complete opposites. Drag word(s) below to fill in the blank(s) in the passage....
Monopoly - End of Chapter Problem 6. Consider the accompanying demand schedule for diamonds. The marginal cost of producing diamonds is constant at $100. There is no fixed cost. Price of Quantity of diamonds diamond demanded $500 0 400 300 2 200 100 4 0 1 زرا 5 a. If De Beers charges $300 for a diamond, calculate total consumer surplus by summing individual consumer surpluses. How large is producer surplus? Consumer surplus: $ Producer surplus: $ Suppose that upstart...
1. (18pts) Suppose there are 100 firms in a perfectly competitive industry. Short run marginal costs for each firm are given by SMC = q + 2 and market demand is given by Qd = 1000-20P (5pts) Calculate the short run equilibrium price and quantity for each firm.. b. (3pts) Suppose each firm has a U-shaped, long-run average cost curve that reaches a minimum of $10. Calculate the long run equilibrium price and the total industry output.. (4pts) What is...
As compared to an otherwise identical perfectly competitive industry, in a monopoly, price will be ________, and output will be ________. lower; lower It depends on the particular industry. higher; higher lower; higher higher; lower
Describe the firm and industry Organic Pasta and all competitors: Is the industry perfectly competitive, monopolistically competitive, oligopoly or monopoly? Why do you think so?
) Looking at differences between a single firm within a perfectly competitive market and a monopoly, which of the following is true? a) A single firm within a perfectly competitive market, sees the entire downward sloping demand curve of the perfectly competitive market. b) A single firm within the perfectly competitive market can set its price at any level and will not see a change in the demand. c) Because it is the only producer in the market, the monopoly...
Assume a perfectly competitive industry. The demand curve is QD = 93 − 3P and the supply curve is QS = -2 + 2P a) Find producer and consumer surplus. Suppose that a tax of $20 per unit is imposed on firms. b) Find the burden of the tax on consumers c) Find the burden of tax on firms d) Find any deadweight loss.