ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780190931919
Author: NEWNAN
Publisher: Oxford University Press
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Question
Based on the best available econometric estimates, the market elasticity of demand for your firm’s product is −3. The marginal cost of producing the product is constant at $100, while
Determine your optimal per unit
Instructions: Enter your responses rounded to two decimal places.
a. you are a monopolist.
b. you compete against one other firm in a Cournot oligopoly.
c. you compete against 19 other firms in a Cournot oligopoly.
SAVE
AI-Generated Solution
info
AI-generated content may present inaccurate or offensive content that does not represent bartleby’s views.
Unlock instant AI solutions
Tap the button
to generate a solution
to generate a solution
Click the button to generate
a solution
a solution
Knowledge Booster
Similar questions
- A new restaurant – Uovo – has just opened in West L.A. It is serving the upscale market, with truly outstanding pasta that is flown in overnight from Bologna, Italy. Uovo offers a fixed-price menu with appetizer, three dishes of pasta, and a delicious tiramisu for dessert. The restaurant faces the following demand function: Q = 600 - 4P where Q is the number of guests per day. The marginal cost is constant at $50 per customer (including expenses for ingredients and personnel). The restaurant is paying a rent of $2,000 per day. What is the profit-maximizing number of guests that Uovo should serve each day, and what price should Uovo charge to maximize profit? What is the elasticity of demand at the optimal price and quantity? Is demand elastic or inelastic at this point? From what we learned in class, does it make sense for the restaurant to operate in this area of the demand curve (elastic/inelastic part)? What is the profit of the restaurant at the optimal price and quantity, and what…arrow_forwardBased on the best available econometric estimates, the market elasticity of demand for your firm's product is -2.0. The marginal cost of producing the product is constant at $75, while average total cost at current production levels is $140. Determine your optimal per unit price if: Instructions: Enter your responses rounded to two decimal places. a. you are a monopolist. $ b. you compete against one other firm in a Cournot oligopoly. $ 139 * c. you compete against 19 other firms in a Cournot oligopoly. S 130arrow_forwardYou are the manager of a monopolist that produces women shoes and faces a random marginal cost. The demand for women shoes is O = 1000 - 0.1P Marginal cost can be constant at either $60 with a probability of 50% or $40 with a probability of probability of 50%. Draw a graph and plot the demand for shoes. Derive the marginal revenue curve and plot it on the graph. Find the price and output that maximize profits. Find the firm's profits.arrow_forward
- A city has two newspapers. Demand for either paper depends on its own price and the price of its rival. Demand functions for papers A and B respectively, measured in tens of thousands of subscriptions, are 21-2Pa + Pb and 21 + Pa-2Pb The marginal cost of printing and distributing an extra paper just equals the extra advertising revenue one gets from another reader, so each paper treats marginal costs as zero. Each paper maximizes its revenue assuming that the other's price is independent of its own choice of price. If the papers enter a joint operating agreement where they set prices to maximize total revenue, by how much will newspaper prices rise? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 3.5 (e) 2.5arrow_forwardAnswer choices are first blank: negative, positive, zero second blank: an equal number of, fewer, morearrow_forward(b) Consider two firms, 1 and 2 , operating in a monopolistic competitive market. The cost functions of the firms are: TC_(1)=20+20 Q and TC_(2)=80+80Q, respectively. Would it be rational for both firms to compete in the world market, given the market demand curve of Q=100-P, and they have to bear a trade cost of $30 per unit? Explain with the help of a diagram. please give answer with compleete steps and diagram.arrow_forward
- Consider the long-run equilibrium in a monopolistically competitive market. Which of the following alternatives is correct? (a) Price is equal to marginal cost (b) The equilibrium is cost-efficient: Firms produce at the minimum of the average cost curve (c) The equilibrium is welfare-efficient: There is no deadweight loss (d) There are no barriers to entry: Every firm earns zero profitsarrow_forwardPlace the black point (plus symbol) on the graph to indicate the short-run profit-maximizing price and quantity for this monopolistically competitive company. Then, use the green rectangle (triangle symbols) to shade the area representing the company's profit or loss. Note: Dashed drop lines will automatically extend to both axes. Select and drag the rectangles from the palette to the graph. To resize, select one of the points on the rectangle and move to the desired position. PRICE (Dollars per bike) 500 450 400 350 PRICE (Dollars per bike) 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 0 MC + 50 100 AC MR 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 QUANTITY (Bikes) Demand Enjano Given the profit-maximizing choice of output and price, the shop is earning shops in the industry than in long-run equilibrium. + Monopolistically Competitive Outcome Now consider the long run in which bike manufacturers are free to enter and exit the market. QUANTITY (Bikes) Show the possible effect of free entry and exit by shifting the…arrow_forwardIf a monopolistically competitive firm is earning positive profits in the short-run, then we would expect more competition to enter the industry assuming there are no barrier to entry in the market: True or Falsearrow_forward
- As a manager of a chain of movie theaters that are monopolies in their respective markets, you have noticed much higher demand on weekends than during the week. You therefore conducted a study that has revealed two different demand curves at your movie theaters. On weekends, the inverse demand function is P= 200.001Q; on weekdays, it is P= 15 -0.002Q. You acquire legal rights from movie producers to show their films at a cost of $25,000 per movie, plus a $2.50 "royalty" for each moviegoer entering your theaters (the average moviegoer in your market watches a movie only once). What type of pricing strategy should you consider in this case? First degree price discrimination O Block pricing O Second degree price discrimination O Third degree price discrimination What price should you charge on weekends? Instructions: Enter your response rounded to two decimal places. What price should you charge on weekdays? Instructions: Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.arrow_forwardBased on the best available econometric estimates, the market elasticity of demand for your firm’s product is −3. The marginal cost of producing the product is constant at $100, while average total cost at current production levels is $175.Determine your optimal per unit price if:Instructions: Enter your responses rounded to two decimal places.a. you are a monopolist.arrow_forwardIn a monopolistically competitive industry, a firm has a short-run and long-run cost function C = 150 + 20Q + 5Q2 The demand function for the firm's product is Q = α – P. (C = cost, Q = quantity, P = price, α = parameter). (i) If α = 116 short, determine the quantity, the price and profit of the business. (ii) What is the firm's demand function at long term equilibrium? MAKE A GRAPHarrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
- Principles of Economics (12th Edition)EconomicsISBN:9780134078779Author:Karl E. Case, Ray C. Fair, Sharon E. OsterPublisher:PEARSONEngineering Economy (17th Edition)EconomicsISBN:9780134870069Author:William G. Sullivan, Elin M. Wicks, C. Patrick KoellingPublisher:PEARSON
- Principles of Economics (MindTap Course List)EconomicsISBN:9781305585126Author:N. Gregory MankiwPublisher:Cengage LearningManagerial Economics: A Problem Solving ApproachEconomicsISBN:9781337106665Author:Luke M. Froeb, Brian T. McCann, Michael R. Ward, Mike ShorPublisher:Cengage LearningManagerial Economics & Business Strategy (Mcgraw-...EconomicsISBN:9781259290619Author:Michael Baye, Jeff PrincePublisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Principles of Economics (12th Edition)
Economics
ISBN:9780134078779
Author:Karl E. Case, Ray C. Fair, Sharon E. Oster
Publisher:PEARSON
Engineering Economy (17th Edition)
Economics
ISBN:9780134870069
Author:William G. Sullivan, Elin M. Wicks, C. Patrick Koelling
Publisher:PEARSON
Principles of Economics (MindTap Course List)
Economics
ISBN:9781305585126
Author:N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Managerial Economics: A Problem Solving Approach
Economics
ISBN:9781337106665
Author:Luke M. Froeb, Brian T. McCann, Michael R. Ward, Mike Shor
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Managerial Economics & Business Strategy (Mcgraw-...
Economics
ISBN:9781259290619
Author:Michael Baye, Jeff Prince
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education