Macroeconomics
Macroeconomics
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Author: PARKIN, Michael
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Imagine that you are advising a small new car dealership. They ask:A) given the information below, what is the best price they should put on all the cars, assuming every buyer pays the same price and how much profit will they make? B) is there a better way to make profits and how much profit could they make? why might this strategy be difficult to use? The firm can't change their costs. But they could use a different pricing scheme, not charging every customer the same price. Fixed cost for business is $4000 Variable cost is $20,000 for each car they get from the manufacturer. They anticipate the following customers. Ms. Rich would pay up to $30,000 Mr. Upper Middle would pay up to $26,000 Ms. Middle would pay up to $22,000 Mr. Lower Middle would pay up to $18,000 Ms. Poor would pay up to $16,000
Imagine a small town in a remote area where only two residents, Maria and Miguel, own dairies that produce milk that is safe to drink. Each week Maria and Miguel work together to decide how many gallons of milk to produce. They bring milk to town and sell it at whatever price the market will bear. To keep things simple, suppose that Maria and Miguel can produce as much milk as they want without cost so that the marginal cost is zero. The weekly town demand schedule and total revenue schedule for milk is shown in the table below: Quantity (in gallons) 10 |1 O b. $12 O c. $10 d. S8 2 113 14 לן 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 Price $24 $22 $20 $18 $16 $14 $12 $10 $8 $6 $4 $2 $0 Total Revenue (and Total Profit) $0 $22 $40 $54 $64 $70 $72 $70 $64 $54 $40 $22 $0 Refer to Table 17-3. Suppose the town enacts new antitrust laws that prohibit Maria and Miguel from operating as a monopoly. What will be the price of milk once Maria and Miguel reach a Nash equilibrium? a. $14
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