Foundations of Economics (8th Edition)
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780134486819
Author: Robin Bade, Michael Parkin
Publisher: PEARSON
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Question
Chapter 16, Problem 7MCQ
To determine
To find:
The option which correctly states the capping of price made by government to regulate natural
Expert Solution & Answer
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solution
Students have asked these similar questions
When does a company officially become a monopoly?
a.
when it controls more than 25 percent of the output of a certain product
b.
when the government decides the company is a threat to the national economy
c.
when a company controls the output for a marketable product without meaningful competition
d.
when a company controls more than 50 percent of the output of a product
A natural monopoly is a monopoly that arises because one firm can meet the entire market demand at a lower average _____ cost than two or more firms could. A legal monopoly is a market in which _____ by the granting of a public franchise, government licence, patent, or copyright.
A. fixed; competition and entry are restricted
B. total; competition and entry are restricted
C. variable; profts are maximized
D. variable; costs are minimized
An unregulated natural monopoly bottles Liquid Sunlight, a unique product with no substitutes.
The monopoly's total fixed cost is $190,000 and its marginal cost is 30 cents a bottle.
How many bottles of Liquid Sunlight does the monopoly sell and what is the price of a bottle of
Liquid Sunlight?
Is the monopoly's use of resources efficient?
The graph shows the demand curve for Liquid Sunlight.
Draw the marginal revenue curve. Label it MR.
Draw the marginal cost curve. Label it MC.
Draw a point at the monopoly's profit-maximizing quantity and price.
60
50-
40-
30-
20-
10-
0-
Price and cost (cents per bottle)
0
D
0.5
1.5
2
Quantity (millions of bottles per year)
>>> Draw only the objects specified in the question.
2.5
Chapter 16 Solutions
Foundations of Economics (8th Edition)
Ch. 16 - Prob. 1SPPACh. 16 - Prob. 2SPPACh. 16 - Prob. 3SPPACh. 16 - Prob. 4SPPACh. 16 - Prob. 5SPPACh. 16 - Prob. 6SPPACh. 16 - Prob. 7SPPACh. 16 - Prob. 8SPPACh. 16 - Prob. 9SPPACh. 16 - Prob. 10SPPA
Ch. 16 - Prob. 11SPPACh. 16 - Prob. 1IAPACh. 16 - Prob. 2IAPACh. 16 - Prob. 3IAPACh. 16 - Prob. 4IAPACh. 16 - Prob. 5IAPACh. 16 - Prob. 6IAPACh. 16 - Prob. 7IAPACh. 16 - Prob. 8IAPACh. 16 - Prob. 9IAPACh. 16 - Prob. 10IAPACh. 16 - Prob. 1MCQCh. 16 - Prob. 2MCQCh. 16 - Prob. 3MCQCh. 16 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 16 - Prob. 5MCQCh. 16 - Prob. 6MCQCh. 16 - Prob. 7MCQ
Knowledge Booster
Similar questions
- What is a natural monopoly?arrow_forwardQuestion 5 The following figure describes the market demand curve of a monopoly market: 10 Price, cost 9 8 7 6 3 2 1 a. b. C. d. 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 D a). 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 quantity Draw the marginal revenue (MR) curve for the monopoly given the above market demand curve. If the monopoly firm can produce any output level with the extra cost $3 per unit, how would the marginal cost (MC) curve be? List the mathematical equation and draw the MC curve on the same figure of question The fixed cost for the monopoly company is $25. Find the optimal output level and the related profit/loss for it. There are two proposals concerning the market efficiency: Plan A: regulate the market price at $4. Plan B: allow and help the monopoly enforce the perfect price discrimination. If you represent consumers to vote for one plan, which one would you choose? Explain with proper calculation (Hint: consumers only care about their welfare).arrow_forwardA natural monopoly is most likely to occur in which of the following industries? Group of answer choices a. the pharmaceutical industry because the development and approval of new drugs through the Food and Drug Administration can take more than 10 years b. the diamond mining and marketing industry because one firm can control a key resource c. the software industry because of the importance of network externalities d. an industry where fixed costs are very large relative to variable costsarrow_forward
- 8 A monopoly has the following demand and Total Cost curve: Demand: P=1000-10Q TC=100Q+5Q2 1. How much profits does the monopoly make at the profit-maximizing level of quantity? $ 2. What is the DWL from the monopoly? $arrow_forwardAndrew is a monopolist whose production process exhibits economies of scale. (a) Draw a diagram illustrating Andrew's profit-maximizing price and quantity. On your diagram, identify the deadweight loss of monopoly. (b) The government is concerned that Andrew is charging too high a price and plans to regulate the price. Hustrate the price regulation you would recommend on your diagram and explain your recommendation. (c) What is the maximum amount of money Andrew would be willing to spend lob- bying the government to avoid the price regulation you identified in (b)? 2.arrow_forwardThe best measure of the social burden of a monopoly is captured by its a. variable cost b. deadweight loss c. economic profit d. fixed cost No plagiarismarrow_forward
- Review the graph at right for a monopoly market (enter all of your responses as whole numbers). How much is the consumer surplus? $ 450 How much is the producer surplus? $ 1350 How much is the deadweight loss? $ 225 Monopoly total surplus is $ A *** 80- 160 60**** 30- 10- 0- Price 0 MC MR D 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Quantityarrow_forward1. Is monopoly really necessary in the economy? Explain your answer.arrow_forwardWriting at least 400 words, give an example of a government-created monopoly. Is creating this monopoly necessarily bad public policy? Explain.arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
Principles of Microeconomics (MindTap Course List)EconomicsISBN:9781305971493Author:N. Gregory MankiwPublisher:Cengage Learning
Essentials of Economics (MindTap Course List)EconomicsISBN:9781337091992Author:N. Gregory MankiwPublisher:Cengage Learning
Principles of Economics, 7th Edition (MindTap Cou...EconomicsISBN:9781285165875Author:N. Gregory MankiwPublisher:Cengage Learning
Principles of Economics (MindTap Course List)EconomicsISBN:9781305585126Author:N. Gregory MankiwPublisher:Cengage Learning
Principles of Microeconomics (MindTap Course List)
Economics
ISBN:9781305971493
Author:N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Essentials of Economics (MindTap Course List)
Economics
ISBN:9781337091992
Author:N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Principles of Economics, 7th Edition (MindTap Cou...
Economics
ISBN:9781285165875
Author:N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Principles of Economics (MindTap Course List)
Economics
ISBN:9781305585126
Author:N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher:Cengage Learning