o How the price is determined in each market structure in terms of maximizing profits? o How output is determined in each market structure in terms of maximizing profits? o What are the barriers to entry‚ if any? o What role does each market structure play in the economy? First I would like to discuss what a competitive markets is. This market has a large number of buyers and sellers‚ such that no single buyer or seller is able to influence the price or control any other aspect of the market
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role does each of these play in an economy? Write a 1‚050- to 1400-word paper on Market Structures and Maximizing Profits. Address the following: What are the characteristics of each market structure? How is price determined in each market structure in terms of maximizing profits? How is output determined in each market structure in terms of maximizing profits? What are the barriers to entry‚ if any? What role does each market structure
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preventing new firms from entering the market Correct Answer : sizable barriers preventing new firms from entering the market The Choices Were: • sizable barriers preventing new firms from entering the market • a large number of sellers and buyers in the market • all sellers and buyers being fully aware of market opportunities • firms producing a standardized product ________________________________________ Correct Answer Private goods are not subject to the principle of rival consumption. True
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standardized‚ in another word‚ there is no product differentiation. The corns grow in Iowa is truly no different from corns from California. Thirdly‚ sellers of those products are at the mercy of the market in terms of price‚ that is‚ each seller is a price taker as the price is only determined by supply and demand in the market as a whole. A single seller can not change the price freely on a product because the identical product is available to the consumers from hundreds of competitors in the same
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the firm’s short-term profits (current profits and profits in the near future).Today‚ even when the profit maximizing assumption is maintained‚ the notion of profits has been broadened to take into account uncertainty faced by the firm (in realizing profits) and the time value of money. In this more complete model‚ the goal of maximizing short-term profits is replaced by goal of maximizing long-term profits‚ the present value of expected profits‚ of the business firm. The expected profit in any one
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Name__________________ ID _______________________ Final Exam MBA501 Version A There are 25 multiple choice questions. Please select the one alternative that best answers each question. Each question is worth 3 points. 1) Suppose farms in the competitive market for potatoes are identical. Each farm’s long-run average cost is minimized at 500 pounds‚ and the corresponding minimum average cost is $0.20 per pound. If the long-run
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ECN 104 Final Exam December 9th 2011 104F11FE Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. An increase in income will cause a shift in the budget constraint a. outward. b. towards the good most consumed. c. inward. d. towards the good least consumed. ____ 2. If the consumption of one good is reduced‚ how must a consumer alter his consumption of another good in order to remain indifferent between two bundles? a. He must not change his consumption
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Place your answer on the answer sheet. There are 50 questions‚ each worth 2 points. 1) In 1985‚ Alice paid $20‚000 for an option to purchase ten acres of land. By paying the $20‚000‚ she bought the right to buy the land for $100‚000 in 1992. When she acquired the option in 1985‚ the land was worth $120‚000. In 1992‚ it is worth $110‚000. Should Alice exercise the option and pay $100‚000 for the land? A) Yes. B) No. C) It depends on what the rate of inflation was between 1985 and 1992
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CHAPTER 12 Microeconomics The Demand for Resources Topic Question numbers ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Derived demand 1-8 2. Resource demand curve; optimal hiring 9-59 3. Determinants of resource demand 60-97 4. Elasticity of resource demand 98-114 5. Optimal combination of resources 115-145 6. Marginal productivity theory of income distribution 146-149 Consider This 150-151 Last Word 152-154 True-False
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Answers of Managerial Economics Homework #2 Chapter 5~Chapter 9 1.Using figure 5.3 as a basis‚ construct a series of four figures to show the effect of an increase in the demand for tanker service on the market price when (a) demand is extremely inelastic‚ (b) demand is extremely elastic‚ (c) supply is extremely inelastic‚ and (d) supply is extremely elastic. Answer: [pic] [pic] [pic] [pic] 2.Industry researchers R.S. Platou predicted
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