EBK INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS AND ITS
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Chapter 12.2, Problem 2.1TTA
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To describe: The misinterpretation of cournot competition among the suppliers as a conspiracy in restraint of trade.
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Problem 11-01
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 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.
b. you compete against one other firm in a Cournot oligopoly.
c. you compete against 19 other firms in a Cournot oligopoly.
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Why firms resist peak load pricing under cost of service regulation?
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