Question C2 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has opened an investigation regarding collusion between the two major firms producing fire protection gear for bush firefighters. The firms - Azure Associates and Blue Guard - contend that they are quantity competitors and that the prices they are charging are a result of an increase in price by their suppliers. As part of the case, the ACCC has noted that the Australian firefighters typically purchase their own protective gear and are thus price takers in the market. Both the ACCC and the two firms under investigation agree that the market demand can be described by the inverse demand function: P₂(Q)=240-Q, where Q is the total quantity provided by the two firms (i.e., Q=q₁ +98, where q, is the amount produced by Azure Associates and q, is the amount produced by Blue Guard). All parties also agree that the two firms have identical production technologies and that the two firms have the same constant marginal cost of production of c. In court, however, the firms argue that their marginal costs are high while the ACC argues that they are low. Question C2.1 Azure Associates and Blue Guard contend that the two firms are competing as an oligopoly and that they compete by simultaneously choosing quantity. They argue that their marginal costs of production are equal to c = 75. Based on this marginal cost, the two firms have the following profit functions: C=75 (9₁9B)=(240-9₁-98)9₁-759₁ TB (9₁9B)=(240-9A-9B)9B-759B Using these profit functions, find the best-response function for each firm based on the other firm's quantity choice. Use these best-response functions to calculate the equilibrium price and quantity that would arise in the market.

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The AC and MC values for firms in a perfectly competitive industry are as follows: Q AC MC 1 12 2 8 20 3 12 4 16 36 5 20 8 24 52 7 28 60 8 32 68 36 76 Suppose that there are 70 firms operating in the industry. Using the MC curve, find out how much output in total is delivered to the market at each price (you only need to consider prices equal to the MC values above). Now assume that the market demand curve is given by p 305 .5Q, where p is the market price. For purposes of this problem, it is helpful to "invert" the demand curve, writing Q in terms of p. This gives Q=610 2p a) Verify that when p 44 the market has O A. excess supply O B. excess demand equal to units. When p 68, the market has O A. excess demand O B. excess supply equal to units. and profit per firm equals(don't include S signs in b) Find the market equilibrium price, and compute output per firm and profit per firm at this price (you need only check prices corresponding to the above MC values. The equilibrium price is p…

Q16 Suppose we are referring to OPEC, the oil cartel. Which would make it easier to maintain an effective collusive agreement among OPEC members? Multiple Choice   the emergence of a number of potential entrant firms   a decrease in the elasticity of demand for the OPEC's oil    a new method of pricing that makes it more difficult for cartel members to determine the prices at which other cartel members are selling oil   an increase in the number of substitutes for the oil produced by the OPEC cartel   a pledge of allegiance to the cartel

OC makes and sells an executive game for two distinct markets in which it currently has a monopoly. The fixed costs of production per month are $20,000, and variable costs per unit produced, and sold, are $40. The monthly sales can be thought of as X, where X = X1 + X2, with X1 and X2 denoting monthly sales in their respective markets. Detailed market research has revealed the demand functions in the markets to be as follows, with prices shown as P1 and P2: Market 1: P1 = 55 - 0.05X1 Market 2: P2 = 200 - 0.2X2 The management accountant believes there should be price discrimination; the price is currently $50 per game in either market. Required: a) What is the optimum price to charge in Market 1?   b) What is the optimum quantity to produce in Market 2?   c) The following statements have been made about price discrimination: 1) Price discrimination should be used if a business wishes to discourage new entrants into a market. 2) Price discrimination can be difficult to implement in…

Two firms produce goods that are imperfect substitutes. If firm 1 charges price p1 and firm 2 charges price p2, then their respective demands are   q1 = 12 - 2p1 + p2 and q2 = 12 + p1 - 2p2  So this is like Bertrand competition, except that when p1 > p2, firm 1 still gets a positive demand for its product. Regulation does not allow either firm to charge a price higher than 20. Both firms have a constant marginal cost c = 4.   (a) Construct the best reply function BR1(p2) for firm 1. That is, p1 = BR1(p2) is the optimal price for firm 1 if it is known that firm 2 charges a price p2. Construct a Nash equilibrium in pure strategies for this game. Are there any Nash equilibria in mixed strategies? If yes, construct one; if no provide a justification. (b) Notice that for any given price p1, firm 1’s demand increases with p2, so firm 1 is better off when firm 2 charges a high price p2. What is the best reply to p2 = 20? What is the best reply to p2 = 0     (c) What prices for firm 1 are…

In India, Cisco’s market share of the Ethernet switch and router market is approximately 67 percent. Juniper and HP each have market shares of about 6.5 percent, and several other firms have somewhat smaller market shares. Draw a diagram showing the equilibrium in this dominant firm market. Identify the equilibrium price and the equilibrium quantity produced by the dominant firm and the competitive fringe firms. Illustrate what happens to the equilibrium price and the equilibrium quantity produced by the dominant firm and the competitive fringe firms if additional fringe firms enter the market

The firm ACME, Inc. operates in a competitive market because OACME, Inc. is one of a few firms and entry in this market is easy OACME, Inc. can influence the market price and sells a product different from other firms in the market OACME, Inc. is one of many firms selling the same product and, market entry is easy OACME, Inc. is one of many firms selling the same product and, market entry is blocked

Suppose Mattel, the producer of Barble dolls and accessorles (sold separately), has two types of consumers who purchase Its dolls: low-value consumers and high-value consumers. Each of the low-value consumers tends to purchase one doll and one accessory, with a total willingness to pay of $44. Each of the high-value consumers buys one doll and two accessorles and Is willing to pay $82 In total. Mattel Is currently considering two pricing strategles: • Strategy 1: Sell each doll for $22 and each accessory for $22 • Strategy 2: Sell each doll for $6 and each accessory for $38 In the following table, Indicate the revenue for a low-value and a high-value customer under strategy I and strategy 2. Then, assuming each strategy is applied to one low-value and one high-value customer, indicate the total revenue for each strategy. Revenue from Low-Value Revenue from High-Value Total Revenue from Customers Customers Strategy $44 Value, 1 Accessory S82 Value, 2 Accessories (s) ($) (s) Strategy 1…

The Jakarta Post - Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan said he wants to push for the emergence of a new player in the jet fuel or avtur business in an effort to lower airfares. The market is currently dominated by state-owned energy company Pertamina. Previously, President Joko Widodo criticized Pertamina for “monopolizing” the avtur business that was blamed for the high price of the commodity. “Because of a monopolistic market, the price isn’t competitive. Many want to sell avtur, and it will lead to lower prices and encourage efficiency.” Jokowi said.   Do you agree with the statements? ? Use a relevant graph to help explain your answer. (Hint: Use graphical analysis to compare the condition under perfect competition and monopoly markets in your answer)