Survey Of Economics
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ISBN: 9781337111522
Author: Tucker, Irvin B.
Publisher: Cengage,
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- Suppose that two identical firms produce widgets and that they are the only firms in the market. The average and marginal cost is €6 for each firm. Price is determined by the following demand curve: P = 30 – Q where Q = Q1 + Q2. Suppose the two firms combine together and form a cartel. The output produced by each firm in the cartel is (assuming that they split the cartel output equally between them) A. 6 B. 12 C. 8 D. 4 Two identical firms compete in a market to sell a homogenous good with the following inverse demand function: P = 600 – 3Q. Each firm produces at a constant marginal cost of €300 and there are no fixed costs. The price that each firm in the Cournot equilibrium will charge is A. 400 B. 500 C. 300 D. 450arrow_forwardCartels are the group that is created by the firms in the market to gain control over the prices and the entire goods market.arrow_forwardIf the market described in the accompanying diagram is dominated by a cartel, the loss in total surplus relative to perfectly competitive market conditions will be what?arrow_forward
- How would cartel decide optimal pricing and outputarrow_forwardWhat is a cartel? In what way is an analysis of cartel similar to an analysis of a monopolyarrow_forwardWhich of the following would be cases of cartels? Check All That Apply Ford Motor Company OPEC Major League Baseball Major League Baseball The restaurant industry DeBeers Microsoftarrow_forward
- Say you are part of the government and found that there is a presence of a cartel; explain the actions should the government take or even the firms present in the industry to break the formation of the cartel?arrow_forwardThe table shows the demand schedule for a particular product. Quantity Price 0 100 300 90 600 80 900 70 1200 60 1500 50 1800 40 2100 30 2400 20 2700 10 3000 0 Suppose the market for this product is served by two firms who have formed a cartel and are colluding to set the price and quantity in this market. If the marginal cost to produce this product is constant at $40 per unit, then what price will the cartel set in this market? a. $40 b. $50 c. $60 d. $70 e. $80arrow_forwardWhat is the primary reason that cartels fail to work? Becoming a cartel reduces barriers to entry for new firms. It is trivial for one firm to force the other cartel members out of the market and become a monopoly. Firms in a cartel can increase their profits by breaking the agreements made with the other cartel firms. Anti-trust law is quick to break up cartels. Operating as part of a cartel is more expensive and reduces profits.arrow_forward
- When oil prices increased 10 fold during the 1973 – 80 energy crisis, many oil companies made huge profits. During this energy crisis, Congress considered imposing an “excess profits” tax on oil companies. If you were in Congress, would you vote for such a tax? Do unexpected monopolistic profits serve any useful function in a market economy?arrow_forwardWhy are cartel agreements often not successful? Different firms experience different costs. All parties would make more money if everyone increased production. One party has an incentive to cheat to make more profit?arrow_forwardThe diagram below illustrates the change in market equilibrium in the global oil market due to a demand shock, with the demand curve shifting from Demand to Demand'. Supply of oil is provided by OPEC countries, as part of a cartel agreement, and other countries outside the cartel, P. P. Demand Demand Quantity, Q Q Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct? global a) If more countries joined OPEC, and reduced the quantity of oil that they produced as a cartel, it is possible that market oil price could stay the same depending on other market dynamics. b) The price of oil in the global market is fixed by the members of the OPEC cartel. c) If there is increased production of oil in a non-OPEC country when demand is at Demand' there would be a reduction in price from P1, ceteris paribus.arrow_forward
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