CHAPTER 10: PURE MONOPOLY Pure monopoly – single firm is the sole producer of a product for which there are no close substitutes; characteristics: * Single seller – sole producer or sole supplier; firm and industry are synonymous * No close substitutes – consumer who chooses not to buy the monopolized product must live without it * Price maker – pure monopolist controls the total quantity supplied‚ so has considerable control over the price; changes product price by changing quantity
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Economics Exam #3 Review 1. Characteristics of competitive markets (3): There must be many buyers and sellers‚ none of whom can have a large market share‚ a few players cannot dominate the market. Firms must produce a standardized product‚ buyers must see all their products as equivalent. (Identical (Homogenous) Products). Firms and resources are typically fully mobile‚ allowing free exit and entry. These three conditions make all consumers and producers price-takers. Models: Section 12.2
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A minimum wage policy induces an: Select one: a. elastic labor supply response. b. excess supply of labor. Correct c. excess demand for labor. d. efficient market outcome. Suppose the demand and supply curve for good X are as follows: PD = 533 – 5Q PS = 122 + 3Q where P is the price of X and Q is the quantity. Suppose an excise tax of $8 per unit of X is assessed on this market. What is the new equilibrium quantity of X? Answer Feedback The correct answer is: 50.375 Use
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Test #2 Practice Test #2: Answer Key Exam number 2 will take place on Monday‚ April 8th‚ 2013. This‚ the second of two practice exams‚ will be the subject of class on Wednesday. It will not be graded‚ but will serve only as practice material accurately representing the content and format of the exam. 1.) Walter used to work as a high school teacher for $40‚000 per year but quit in order to start his own painting business. To invest in his painting business‚ he withdrew $20‚000 from his savings
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Introduction The spectrum of market structures varies diversely from highly competitive markets where there are a large number of buyers and sellers‚ each of whom having little or no power to alter the market price to a situation of pure monopoly where a market or an industry consists of one single supplier who enjoys considerable control over the market price‚ unless specific restrictions are placed directly by the government. A market structure such as the Chicken Meat Industry can be deemed
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Public Opinion According to Opinionsindex‚ OPI‚ 76% of the Swedish population support Systembolaget and its right to being the only sole seller of alcohol (“Så sager folket”). According to a research report conducted in December 2014 by SIFO Research International‚ 74% of the participants agreed that Systembolaget should retain its right to sell strong beers‚ wines and spirits (Hallberg‚ Joh‚ and Esa Österberg). Using data collected from my survey (See Appendix A) conducted on 25 people aged between
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1. Under which of the following circumstances will the seller pay the whole of an excise (per unit) tax? a) when the tax is collected from the buyer b) when the supply curve has a zero elasticity c) when the demand curve has a zero elasticity d) when the tax is collected from the seller The following three questions refer to the accompanying diagram of a competitive market. Refer to Figure 3 above. A per unit tax is imposed on consumers. The initial price and quantity are P0 and
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Q1) Explain (using example) the law of diminishing marginal productivity (DMP). Also‚ explain the difference between the law of DMP and law of returns to scale............................................................. 3 Q2) Explain how profit maximizing output is determined in a .............................................................. 9 a) Perfect competitive market ............................................................................................................. 9 b)
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offer can otherwise exert a lot of influence. The target prices were clearly far apart; this is where the preparation start proves value and moves the seller to approach his reservation price. Specifically‚ I prepared objective rationale for my arguments and listed all the factors that I believe could influence the seller. Despite this‚ the seller would not go under $553.000‚ which still higher than my total budget. A negative bargaining zone was the barrier. To overcome this barrier‚ we should
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Chapter 1 1 Introduction Economics and managerial decision making 2 Economics: The study of the behavior of human beings in producing‚ distributing and consuming material goods and services in a world of scarce resources Management: The science of organizing and allocating a firm’s scarce resources to achieve its desired objectives Managerial economics: The use of economic analysis to make business decisions involving the best use (allocation) of an organization’s scarce
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