- Know how to calculate the Herfindahl Index. What HHI number means a pure monopolist? number means a purely competitive market? What HHI Above what number indicates an oligopoly?

What had Alcoa done that made the judge find it guilty of being a monopoly? a. Alcoa had used predatory pricing to keep new firms out of its marketb. Alcoa had engaged in price fixingc. Alcoa had never tried to monopolize the aluminum market, but its policy of building capacity to meet future demand had the effect of giving it a large market share that made it a de facto monopolyd. Alcoa had used tying contracts to drive rivals out of the markete. Alcoa had used price discrimination to acquire a monopoly Following its near bankruptcy in 1922, General Motors pioneered the decentralized management structure in which the firm was reorganized into semi-independent profit centers. Vice-presidents were appointed to manage these profit centers and were told that their bonuses would depend on the profitability of their division. This reorganization was designed to a. reduce management costsb. better capture economies of scalec. create a ratchet effect that would drive managers to perform…

7. Suppose that the inverse market demand for pumpkins is given by P = $10-0.050. Pumpkins can be grown by any- one at a constant marginal cost of $1. ena. If there are lots of pumpkin growers in town so that the pumpkin industry is competitive, how many pumpkins will be sold, and what price will they sell for? b. Suppose that a freak weather event wipes out the pumpkins of all but two producers, Linus and Lucy. Mesob 0 17050

QUESTION 1 Press F11 to exit full screen Which firm would earn profit in the long-run? O a monopolist firm. O a monopolistically competitive firm. O an oligopoly firm. O a perfectly competitive firm. QUESTION 2 Refer to the graph below for a monopolistically competitive firm. ↑Price MC 160 140 ATC 123.33 Demand 90 56.67 MR 100 133.33 154.92 Quantity If the above firm chose to produce at 100 units then the firm will be O earning a profit O incurring a loss O there is no profit and no loss O the firm can earn, profit, loss or break even

For example, the lower left cell of the matrix shows that if Full Coop advertises and Lucky Bird does not advertise, Full Coop will make a profit of $14 million, and Lucky Bird will make a profit of $3 million. Assume this is a simultaneous game and that Lucky Bird and Full Coop are both profit- maximizing firms. If Lucky Bird chooses to advertise, it will earn a profit of $ advertise. million if Full Coop advertises and a profit of $ million if Full Coop does not If Lucky Bird chooses not to advertise, it will earn a profit of $ not advertise. million if Full Coop advertises and a profit of $ million if Full Coop does S If Full Coop advertises, Lucky Bird makes a higher profit if it chooses If Full Coop doesn't advertise, Lucky Bird makes a higher profit if it chooses Suppose that both firms start off by deciding not to advertise. If the firms act independently, what strategies will they end up choosing? Both firms will choose not to advertise. O Lucky Bird will choose not to…

Monsanto holds significant regional monopoly power-in some regions they are a true monopoly being the only seller of agriculture seeds. If the elasticities of demand, JEDI, for soybean seeds is 3.5, and 3 for corn, then the profit-maximizing price (relative to marginal cost) for soybeans is times marginal cost, and the price is times marginal cost for corn. Round to one decimal if needed. A Moving to another question will save this response. « >

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If members of an oligopolistic industry wish to maximize profits for the industry, they will likely charge prices that are what a monopoly would charge and all together produce a quantity that is what a monopoly will produce. Select an answer and submit. For keyboard navigation, use the up/down arrow keys to select an answer. a b с Question 13 Homework. Unanswered Due Today, 11:59 PM d greater than; equal to equal to; higher than greater than; higher than equal to; equal to Unanswered Submit

. Compare the quantity and price of an oligopoly tothose of a monopoly

The table below shows revenue data for different firms producing cell phones. Use the given information to determine the 4 Firm Concentration ratio. Firm Revenue in $ Market Share in % Aardvark Inc 490 19 Buzzy Co 11 285 Cran Inc 310 12 Delta Co 460 18 Echo Co 505 20 Farriss Co 515 20 What is the Four Firm Concentration Ratio? Is this market concentrated? OYes ONo EPIC