The following are excerpts from the article: Stirring the Pot. $80 Coffee Beans – Yikes! Bangor Times. May 22nd, 2016. “ The Third Wave in coffee refers to the growth of small, independent coffee roasters who developed as an alternative to Starbucks when that company grew and disaffected coffee drinkers looked for alternative sources for their caffeinated drinks." "...companies of this type provide a relatively small clientele with great tasting coffees and verified attributes in the sourcing of coffee beans- organic, shade- grown, bird friendly, direct trade (it's better than fair trade), single-farm sourced, etc". "For a Third Wave coffee company, the goal is to satisfy existing consumer interest or create new consumer interest in attributes that its customers believe only that company can offer." "...firms are always trying to create new and better differentiation to set themselves apart from those who have been successfully earning monopoly profits. This very phenomenon is seen as Third Wave coffee companies differentiated their brands from Starbucks as it grew beyond its original ethos as a brand." a. Which market structure can be best used to describe a Third wave coffee industry? b. Describe three characteristics of the market structure you identified in part a. c. Illustrate (graphically) and explain the short-run and long-run equilibrium positions of a Third Wave Coffee company. d. Discuss two methods of price discrimination that a third wave coffee company may use.

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The graph depicts a monopolistically competitive firm. Assuming the firm's ATC is ATC', the firm's current economic profit (per day) is_____, and its long-run economic profit is _____. Price and cost $40 30 23 20 10 0 $3,000; $0 $1,500; $0 $1,500; $2,500 $4,000; $3,000 MR 150 200 MC ATC ATC AR=D Quantity (per day)

The information below provides conditions faced by a monopolistically competitive firm. Price and costs $70 $65 $60 $55 $50 $45 $40 $40 $35 $30 $25 $250 $20455 $15 $10 $5 0 $32.50 MIR Quantity MC ATC Demand Use the information above to answer the following question. This monopolistically competitive firm's economic profit/loss is $.

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Suppose new firms enter a monopolistically competitive market. What is the effect of new firms entering the market from the perspective of the firms that were already in the market? Question 11Answer a. Positive supply shock b. Positive demand shock c. No effect d. Negative supply shock e. Negative demand shock

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Using only things found in an average home, please provide one example of something from each kind of market, and briefly explain why this thing is in that particular market. Try to be creative. You will need an example of something from a: Perfectly competitive market Imperfectly competitive market (monopolistically competition or oligopoly), and Monopoly market

The table below shows the total cost (TC) and marginal cost (MC) for Choco Lovers, a monopolistic firm producing different quantities of chocolate gift boxes. Fill in the blanks in the table. Quantity 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Price $22 20 16 14 12 10 Profit Profit-maximizing quantity Profit-maximizing price 18 Total Revenue 50 100 180 240 280 300 300 Total Cost $50 55 57.5 62.5 72.5 122.5 Marginal Cost Marginal Revenue $1 0.5 2 4 6 1 10 12 8 Instructions: Enter your answers as whole numbers. For profit, round your answer to 2 decimal places. 0 20