Seminar 4 - Industrial Economics Week 16: beginning November 14th 2011 Price Competition and Bertrand Model Discussion Questions 1. Suppose firm 1 and firm 2 each produce the same product and face a market demand curve described by: Q = 5000 - 200P Firm 1 has a unit cost of production c1 equal to 6 whereas firm 2 has a higher unit cost of production c2 equal to 10. a. What is the Bertrand-Nash equilibrium outcome? b. What are the profits for each firm? c. Is this outcome efficient
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(n/1000p)^-1/2 MR = MC 1/2Q^-1/2 (n/1000p)^-1/2 = 1/2 Q = 1000p/n p = (Qn/1000p0^-1/2 = 1 Zero profits in the long run means that AC = p 10/(1000/n) + 1/2 = p Since the PP curve is flat and p = 1‚ then 10/(1000/n) +1/2 = 1 n = 50 2. The market size doubles‚ but there is still no change to the PP curve [p=1] 10/(2000/n) + 1/2 = 1 n = 100 3. The only gain from trade is the increase in the number of varieties available to each consumer as there is no decrease in price.
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Name: Stephen Adeleye Course: Economics 201 Objective: The effect of inflation on the job market Date: 05 - 05 - 2003 The Effects of inflation on the Job Market In the major industrial countries‚ low unemployment usually creates inflationary pressures. But during the recent economic expansion in the United States‚ prices have held steady despite low unemployment. Inflation is generally defined as an upward directional increase in the average of prices. Most people tend to be concerned about
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careless‚ sloppy‚ and less than professional. For the rest of your life you will be creating your brand: please think about what you are saying about yourself when you do any work for someone else! 1. Consider a monopolist where the market demand curve for the produce is given by P = 520 – 2Q. This monopolist has marginal costs that can be expressed as MC = 100 + 2Q and total costs that can be expressed as TC = 100Q + Q2 + 50. a. Given the above information‚ what is this monopolist’s profit maximizing
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An oligopoly describes a market situation in which there are limited or few sellers. Each seller knows that the other seller or sellers will react to its changes in prices and also quantities. This can cause a type of chain reaction in a market situation. In the world market there are oligopolies in steel production‚ automobiles‚ semi-conductor manufacturing‚ cigarettes‚ cereals‚ and also in telecommunications. Often times oligopolistic industries supply a similar or identical product. These
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"Explain how production possibilities curves can be used to demonstrate the problem of unemployment‚ the effects of technological change and the benefits of economic growth."A production possibility frontier (also known as production possibility curve) represents all the possible combinations of the production of two types of goods and services that the economy can produce at any given time through graphical means. It is used to clearly demonstrate the problem of unemployment‚ the effects of technological
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1. Evaluate the consequences of offering a single ticket for the concert series either in addition to‚ or in place of‚ offering the tickets for each concert separately. The primary aim here should be to maximize profit. Below table gives the Willingness –to-pay of Concert Patrons: Case 1: Only Bundling Bundle at $50- This is the maximum that the last two categories of patrons are ready to pay. Hence‚ the revenue we get is $200. Bundle at $60- Only the top two categories of patrons are ready
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Personal Statement -- Msc Accounting & Finance at LSE During this dire economic times‚ the emphasis on quality accounting and finance practice is greater than ever. These two areas have been my area of focus in my education and career goals. I am looking to take another step towards my aspirations by gaining more knowledge through enrolling in the MSc Accounting and Finance program. I believe I have what it takes to do well as well as contribute to LSE during my graduate study. I was born
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maturities cannot get too far out of line. 5. If yield curves on average were flat‚ this would suggest that the risk premium on long-term relative to short-term bonds would equal zero and we would be more willing to accept the pure expectations theory. 6. The flat yield curve at shorter maturities suggests that short-term interest rates are expected to fall moderately in the near future‚ while the steep upward slope of the yield curve at longer maturities indicates that interest rates further
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Chain Production Forecast Implementation Plan Business - General Business Week One Individual Assignment: Design a Flowchart for a Process Week Two Individual Assignment: Apply the Learning Curve Theory Week Three Individual Assignment: Bottlenecks in a Process Week Four Learning Team Assignment: Production Plan for Riordan Manufacturing Week Five Individual
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