Ch09-07 S8 (19-23c)2:05 Natural MonopoliesBUS Ch9 v2 07 newNatural Monopolies19. Natural monopolies occur as the result of the type of good they produce. Naturalmonopalies tend to produce goods that are highly capital intensive and have a verYhigh fixed cost.20. Other factors leading to a natural monopoly include a scarce resource controlledsolely by the firm, or the firm serves a market that is limited to specific geographicalarea.21. Thus, the industries that tend toward a natural monopoly market structure requiresfirms to engage in larpe scale production to reach min mum ong Run average tota.cost.22. Examples: Water and power companies, mining companies, and railroads23. This brings us back to chapter 7 and our discussion of economies of scale.a) Increasing economies oi scale indicates that as scale of plant Increases, AC declines,b) Constant economies of scale indicates that as scale of plant increases, AC is constant.c) Decreasing economies of scale indicates that as scale of plant increases, AC2:09/2:15* YouTube63. Markets that are best served by a natural monopoly are markets were the cost structure of production is dominated bySelect one:O a. low variable costO b. high average variable costO c. low fixed costO d. high fixed costCheckage

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BUS Ch9 v2 07 new. Natural Monopolies 19. Natural monopolies occur as the result of the type of good they produce. Natural monopolies tend to produce goods that are highly capital intensive and have a very high fixed cost. 20. Other factors leading to a natural monopoly include a scarce resource controlled solely by the firm, or the firm serves a market that is limited to specific geographical area. 21. Thus, the industries that tend toward a natural monopoly market structure requires firms to engage in large scale production to reach minimum long Run average total cost. 22. Examples: Water and power companies, mining companies, and railroads. 23. This brings us back to chapter 7 and our discussion economies of scale. a) Increasing economies of scale indicates that as scale of plant Increases, AC declines. b) Constant economies of scale indicates that as scale of plant increases, AC is constant. c) Decreasing economies of scale indicates that as scale of plant increases. Ad 2:09 / 2:15 YouTube arkets that are best served by a natural monopoly are markets were the cost structure of production is dominated by I one: low variable cost high average variable cost low fixed cost 1. high fixed cost eck

BUS Ch9 v2 07 new. Natural Monopolies 19. Natural monopolies occur as the result of the type of good they produce. Natural monopolies tend to produce goods that are highly capital intensive and have a very high fixed cost. 20. Other factors leading to a natural monopoly include a scarce resource controlled solely by the firm, or the firm serves a market that is limited to specific geographical area. 21. Thus, the industries that tend toward a natural monopoly market structure requires firms to engage in large scale production to reach minimum long Run average total cost. 22. Examples: Water and power companies, mining companies, and railroads. 23. This brings us back to chapter 7 and our discussion economies of scale. a) Increasing economies of scale indicates that as scale of plant Increases, AC declines. b) Constant economies of scale indicates that as scale of plant increases, AC is constant. c) Decreasing economies of scale indicates that as scale of plant increases. Ad 2:09 / 2:15 YouTube arkets that are best served by a natural monopoly are markets were the cost structure of production is dominated by I one: low variable cost high average variable cost low fixed cost 1. high fixed cost eck

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7. Comparing monopoly and perfect competition Consider the daily market for hot dogs in a small city. Suppose that this market is in long-run competitive equilibrium, with many hot dog stands in the city, each one selling the same kind of hot dogs. Therefore, each vendor is a price taker and possesses no market power. The following graph shows the demand (D) and supply curves (S= MC) in the market for hot dogs. Place the black point (plus symbol) on the graph to indicate the market price and quantity that will result from perfect competition. PRICE AND COSTS (Dollars per hot dog) 0.5 བྷྲ ༷ ྴ་ཤཱ་བྷ་ཛྙྰ་བླླ་ཤཱ་བ། 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.0 0 0 30 60 90 Perfect Competition S=MC D 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 QUANTITY (Hot dogs) PC Outcome Assume that one of the hot dog vendors successfully lobbies the city council to obtain the exclusive right to sell hot dogs within the city limits. This firm buys up all the rest of the hot dog vendors in the city and operates as a monopoly. Assume…
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The following diagram illustrates the demand curve facing a monopoly in an industry with no economies or diseconomies of scale and no fixed costs. In the short and long run, MC = ATC. 1.) Using the point drawing tool, indicate the monopoly output and monopoly price (Monopoly) in the figure to the right. Attach the appropriate provided label. 2.) Using the rectangle drawing tool, shade in monopoly profits (Profit). Attach the appropriate provided label. 3.) Using the triangle drawing tool, shade in the "excess burden" or "welfare costs" of the monopoly (Excess burden). Attach the appropriate provided label. Note: Carefully follow the instructions above and only draw the required objects. The monopoly creates excess burden because A. it produces where marginal cost is positive. B. it produces where price equals marginal cost. OC. it produces an inefficiently large amount of output. D. it produces where price is above marginal cost. E. it charges a price that is too low. Click the graph,…
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USUALLY THERE IS MORE THAN ONE !! ANSWER!!! Select the statements below that are consistent with the input choice decisions of profit-maximizing competitive firms and monopolies. Choose one or more: A. Monopolistic firms choose inputs of production at the point where the marginal revenue from each input equals the marginal cost. Competitive firms do not. B. Competitive firms choose inputs of production at the point where the marginal revenue from each input equals the marginal cost. Monopolies do not. C. For competitive firms, the marginal revenue product of an input equals the value of the marginal product. D. If the demand for a product is perfectly elastic, all else being equal, the optimal amount of an input of production is the same for a monopolist as it is for the competitive market as a whole. E. For a monopoly facing a downward-sloping demand curve, the marginal revenue product of an input equals the value of the marginal product. F. Competitive firms and monopolies choose…
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Question 25.25. a.) What is the relationship between economies of scale and a natural monopoly? b.) Why is the level of output at which marginal revenue equals marginal cost the profit-maximizing output?
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1.8. In terms of market structures, the profit- maximising rule MR = MC is followed by A. both a monopolist and not a perfectly competitive firm. —— B. both a monopolist and a perfectly competitive firm. C. a perfectly competitive firm but not a monopoly.
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