35 3. The components of marginal revenue Raphael's Fire Engines is the sole seller of fire engines in the fictional country of Pyrotania. Initially, Raphael produced five fire engines, but he has decided to increase production to six 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 $160,000 to $120,000 per fire engine. Note that although Raphael 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. 200 180 100 5 5 5 5 PRICE (Thousands of dollars par fra angina) 35 Domand Revenue Last 0 D 1 Z 1 4. 5 6 7 B 9 10 QUANTITY (Fira angines) Ravanua Gained Raphael increase production from 5 to 6 fire engines, because revenue gained is than revenue lost in this scenario. True or False: If Raphael's Fire Engines were a competitive firm instead and $160,000 were the market price for an engine, decreasing its price from $160,000 to $120,000 would result in an increase in production quantity and total revenue. True O False

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3. The components of marginal revenue
Raphael's Fire Engines is the sole seller of fire engines in the fictional country of Pyrotania. Initially, Raphael produced five fire engines, but he has
decided to increase production to six 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 $160,000 to $120,000 per fire engine. Note that although Raphael 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.
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180
100
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5
5 5
PRICE (Thousands of dollars par fra angina)
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Domand
Revenue Last
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QUANTITY (Fira angines)
Ravanua Gained
Raphael
increase production from 5 to 6 fire engines, because revenue gained is
than revenue lost in this scenario.
True or False: If Raphael's Fire Engines were a competitive firm instead and $160,000 were the market price for an engine, decreasing its price from
$160,000 to $120,000 would result in an increase in production quantity and total revenue.
True
O False
Transcribed Image Text:35 3. The components of marginal revenue Raphael's Fire Engines is the sole seller of fire engines in the fictional country of Pyrotania. Initially, Raphael produced five fire engines, but he has decided to increase production to six 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 $160,000 to $120,000 per fire engine. Note that although Raphael 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. 200 180 100 5 5 5 5 PRICE (Thousands of dollars par fra angina) 35 Domand Revenue Last 0 D 1 Z 1 4. 5 6 7 B 9 10 QUANTITY (Fira angines) Ravanua Gained Raphael increase production from 5 to 6 fire engines, because revenue gained is than revenue lost in this scenario. True or False: If Raphael's Fire Engines were a competitive firm instead and $160,000 were the market price for an engine, decreasing its price from $160,000 to $120,000 would result in an increase in production quantity and total revenue. True O False
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