compulsory 3. Each question in Part A carries 1 mark & each Question in Part B carries 10 marks 4. All Questions to be answered in the Question Booklet 1. In the diagram above‚ d and MR represent‚ respectively‚ the demand curve and the marginal revenue curve of an oligopolist. The kink in the demand curve means that the firm will a. match any price increase above P1‚ but will not match any price decrease below P1. b. not match any price increase above P1‚ but will match any price decrease
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weaker helmets. Initially‚ the production agents for these weaker helmets will receive high marginal benefits than marginal costs due to the use of heaper production materials. However‚ the do not take into account the effect f the cost to society in the form of head injures and deaths resulting from the use of these helmets. The marginal benefit for the weaker helmets will be higher than the marginal costs hence the market will be allocating inefficient. The lower production cost and higher profits
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Important Microeconomic Formulas Total Product = Quantity (Q) Average Product (AP) = Total Product (Q) / Labour (L) Marginal Product (MP) = Change in Total Product / Change in Labour Profit = Total Revenue (TR) – Total Costs (TC) Profit = (Average Revenue – Average Cost) x Quantity Total Revenue (TR) = Price (P) x Quantity (Q) Total Costs (TC) = Total Fixed Costs (TFC) + Total Variable Costs (TVC) Total Cost (TC) = Average Cost (AC) x Quantity (Q) Average Cost (AC) = Total Costs (TC) /
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The consequences of competition for the pricing and output decisions of firms are most easily established in the model of pure competition‚1 which requires that 1. Potential buyers and sellers are numerous and each is so small relative to the market that individual decisions about purchases or output do not noticeably affect market demand or supply‚ nor‚ consequently‚ do individual decisions affect the market price. 2. Firms in the industry produce a homogeneous (standardized)
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Pure Competition ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS 21-1 Briefly state the basic characteristics of pure competition‚ pure monopoly‚ monopolistic competition‚ and oligopoly. Under which of these market classifications does each of the following most accurately fit? (a) a supermarket in your hometown; (b) the steel industry; (c) a Kansas wheat farm; (d) the commercial bank in which you or your family has an account; (e) the automobile industry. In each case justify your classification. Pure competition:
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Economics for Managers by Paul Farnham y Chapter 5: Production and Cost Analysis in the Short Run © 2005 Prentice Hall‚ Inc. 5.1 Defining the Production Function P d ti F ti The formula can be read as “quantity of quantity output is a function of the inputs listed inside the parentheses” Q = f (L‚ K‚ M…) where Q = quantity of output L = quantity of labor input K = quantity of capital input y M = quantity of materials input © 2005 Prentice Hall‚ Inc. 5.2 Fixed
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS COURSEWORK 2 ADBM Answer 1(a) Demand and supply curves are graphical representations of the relationships between price and quantity. When we know the relationship we can easily find the relationship by easy algebra. General equation a linear (straight-line) demand curve is P = a -bQD Placing the price on the Y axis and the quantity demanded on the X axis. a=Y intercept; -b=slope Clearly‚ a must be positive‚ and the minus sign on b indicates that quantity demanded
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Overall Classification Anytime a company develops a new product or service‚ it needs to be aware that the product and/or service will not last forever. This is important to recognize in the early stages of development so that a firm can maximize their profits during the product’s life cycle. Albeit‚ no company can accurately predict the duration of a product or service‚ any product/service progresses through four distinct phases. Each phase is associated with different costs‚ profits and risks.
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Definition Taxes and surcharge which apply to a ship and/or the cargo on board the ship once it has reached port. The rise in these charges may reduce the number of goods arriving at that port‚ or otherwise impact the price of doing business. Types of port charges As shown in table 2-1‚ port charges are generally divided into three broad categories‚ general tariffs‚ facility tariffs and service tariffs‚ each of which are subdivided into a series of individual charges. (a) Conservancy
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or longer. C) in the short run‚ one or more inputs is fixed. D) in the long run‚ only one variable can be fixed. 2. At the level of output where marginal cost equals average variable cost: A) average total cost is decreasing. B) average variable cost is decreasing. C) marginal cost equals average total cost. D) marginal cost is decreasing. Use the following to answer question 3: 3. Refer to the above table. The total cost of five units of output will be:
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