4. (**) The market demand function is: P= 240-4Qo. For each of the following total cost...
Assume a monopolist faces a market demand curve P = 240 – 1⁄2Q and has the short-run total cost function C = Q2. a. What is the profit-maximizing level of output and price? b. What are profits? c. What would price and output be if the firm priced at the socially efficient (competitive) level? d. What is the magnitude of the deadweight loss caused by monopoly pricing?
Consider an (inverse) demand curve P = 30 - Q. And a total cost curve of C(Q) = 12Q. (a) Assume a monopolist is operating in this market. (i) Calculate the quantity (qM) chosen by a profit-maximizing monopolist. (ii) At the profit-maximizing quantity, what is the monopolistic market price (pM) of the product. (iii) Calculate the dead-weight loss (allocative inefficiency) associated with this monopoly market. Assume the market for this product is perfectly competitive. (i) Calculate the market-clearing output (qPC)...
Consider a monopolist with the cost function C(q) = 6q, facing the market demand function D(p) = 20 − 2p. (a) Find the monopoly quantity and price, the monopolist’s profit and the con- sumer surplus. (b) Now suppose that the government gives to the monopolist a subsidy of $2 per unit sold. Find the monopoly quantity and price, the monopolist’s profit, the consumer surplus, and the cost of the subsidy. (c) How does this subsidy affect total surplus (taking into...
2*. Consider a market with two firms where the inverse demand function is given by p = 28 - 2q and where q = q1 + q2. Each firm has the total cost function c(qi) = 4qi, where i = {1,2}. a) Compare price level, quantities and profits in this market calculating the Cournot equilibrium and the Stackelberg equilibrium. Draw a graph with best response functions and illustrate the Cournot and Stackelberg solutions in that graph. b) Compare your solutions...
2*. Consider a market with two firms where the inverse demand function is given by p = 28 - 2q and where q = q1 + q2. Each firm has the total cost function c(qi) = 4qi, where i = {1,2}. a) Compare price level, quantities and profits in this market calculating the Cournot equilibrium and the Stackelberg equilibrium. Draw a graph with best response functions and illustrate the Cournot and Stackelberg solutions in that graph. b) Compare your solutions...
2*. Consider a market with two firms where the inverse demand function is given by p = 28 - 2q and where q = q1 + q2. Each firm has the total cost function c(qi) = 4qi, where i = {1,2}. a) Compare price level, quantities and profits in this market calculating the Cournot equilibrium and the Stackelberg equilibrium. Draw a graph with best response functions and illustrate the Cournot and Stackelberg solutions in that graph. b) Compare your solutions...
Suppose that market demand for a good is given by QD(P) = 10−P. The total cost of production is TC(Q) = 2Q2. Determine quantity QM and price PM that a monopolist will choose in this market. Calculate consumer surplus (CS), producer surplus (PS), and the deadweight loss (DWL) resulting from the monopoly. Graphical Solution would suffice! 1) (25 points) Suppose that market demand for a good is given by Q”(P) - 10-P. The total cost of production is TCQ) =...
PROBLEM II. In a market of a certain product, there is a monopolist with a cost function C(Q) = 2, while the inverse demand function is given by P)600 2Q. Compute the monopoly equilibrium quantity Qm and price Pm, Q3. The monopoly equilibrium quantity Q"is (a) Q 240 (b) Q60. c)Q 90. (d) Q,n= 180 (e) Q 120 Q4. The monopoly equilibrium price Pis (a) Pm 240 (b) P 220 (c) Pm 360 (d) P420 (e) Pm 380 Q5. The...
1. Consider a perfectly competitive market with demand curve given by P, 200 D. The industry supply curve in this market is PsQs (a) Draw the demand-supply graph for this market. Calculate the quantit;y traded, equilibrium price for this market. Also calculate the Total Consumer Surplus (TCS) and Total Producer Surplus (TPS) for this market (b) Suppose that the government is considering a price ceiling, P1 - $20 Find the quantity traded, equilibrium price, TCS and TPS under the price...
Part E-H Assume a profit-maximizing monopolist faces a market demand given by P = (12,000 – 90Q)/100 and long run total and marginal cost given by LRTC = 5Q + Q2 + 40 (Note: The answer to this question must be hand-written.): a) Find the equation of the marginal revenue curve corresponding to the market demand curve. b) Find the equation for the marginal cost function. c) Find the profit-maximizing quantity of output for the monopoly and the price the...