Economics:
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781285859460
Author: BOYES, William
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 28, Problem 2E
To determine
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To show:
The effects of "The Clean Air Act" with the use of
To determine
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To explain:
The effects of "The Nutrition and Labeling Act" using the demand and cost curves of an individual firm in oligopoly.
To determine
(c)
To explain: - The effects of "The ban of smoking inside workplace" using the demand and cost curves of an individual firm in oligopoly.
To determine
(d)
To explain:
The effects of "A sales tax" using the demand and cost curves of an individual firm in oligopoly.
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a) Using the following graph state the price and quantity the firm will be at if the oligopoly
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b) Using the same graph explain what the price and quantity would be if the market formed a
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Compare the quantity and price of an oligopoly with those of a monopoly and those of a competitive market.
Which of the descriptions are characteristics of oligopoly and which are not?
a. significant barriers to entry
b. large number of firms producing differentiated products
c. free entry and exit
d. large number of buyers and sellers
e. firms must consider competitors' reactions when making decisions
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- Oligopolies An oligopoly is a market structure in which only a few sellers produce similar or identical products. Oligopolies are price-setters and can collude to behave like a monopolist. 1.What are the main features of an oligopolistic market? please help me thank youarrow_forwardExplain what market inefficiencies derive from monopolies and monopolistic competition. Use examples How do firms in an oligopolistic market set their prices? Use specific examples Explain how firms that compete in the four different market structures determine profitability. Use specific examplesarrow_forwardWhy do oligopolies exist? Do oligopolies exist due to ? a. market failure b. barriers to entry c. economic profit d. intense competitionarrow_forward
- A duopoly occurs when A. two producers of a particular good compete in the same market B. one producer of two goods sells the goods in a monopoly market C. several producers of two goods compete in a competitive market D. two producers of two different goods compete in an oligopoly marketarrow_forwardFeve *747 NEW Q1 Which of the following characterize oligopoly markets? Workshop week 9 Maximizing profit under imperfect competition: monopolistic competition and oligopoly. vlogonom a. Non price competition b. Perfect information c. Only a few firms competing. d. Identical products fro A and c B and d A, b, and d B, c, and d i. ii. iii. iv. C. d. 7 Q3 In an oligopoly a. b. UCLan Centr Unive Q2 Firms in monopolistic competition can achieve product differentiation by a. Exploiting economies of scale in production b. B advertising special characteristics c. Expanding plant size d. Setting the price equal to average revenue muzzs on to amor nie! bns binen woy 06) (s muzza arts to smoa nisiqxs has sman woy ns) (d pshoq to 6 zl jsil (8 sriw.nl (d toshaq ont 916 tedW (d 916 16W (6 916 1pW (d The largest four firms are likely to have a small market share. The price is likely to equal marginal revenue. Firms will continue to produce in the long run if price is less than average cost. Firms…arrow_forwardAgain, please consider this table, which describes a firm that is part of an oligopoly: Marginal Quantity Price Total Cost Cost Total Revenue Marginal Revenue Profit/Loss 100 $4 $120 200 $3 $320 A 300 $2.50 $570 400 $2 $870 B C Carefully following numeric instructions, enter the value for Cell B.arrow_forward
- Which of the following apply to oligopoly industries? Select one or more answers from the choices shown. a. A few large producers. b. Many small producers. c. Strategic behavior. d. Price taking.arrow_forwardWhich industry(ies) would be indicative of an oligopoly market structure? Check all that apply. A. A drug cartel B. The tobacco industry C. The corn industry D. The restaurant industry E. The grocery industry F. The crude oil industry G. The laundry detergent industryarrow_forwardAn oligopolistic firm having lower costs than the other firms sets a lower price which the other firms have to follow. a. barometric price leadership b. stackelberg oligopoly c. price leadership by a low-cot firm d. price leadership by dominant firmarrow_forward
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