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(a)Thechairmanofthecompanybelievesthatcost-pluspricingisappropriateforthefirmHemarks-upmarginalcostsby100percenttoobtainprice.CalculatethepriceatwhichthefirmsellsitsCD’sandcommentonwhetherthechairmaniscorrect.
(b)BecauseofgrowingcompetitionintheCDmarket,thepriceelasticityofdemandforthefirm’sCD’sincreasesto3.Thechairmancontinuestousethesamecost-pluspricingstrategy.CalculatethenewpriceatwhichtheCD’saresoldandcommentonwhetherthechairmaniscorrect.
2.AmonopolyfirmhasademandfunctionQ=80-4P,andanaveragecost(AC)functionofAC=40Q-1+6,wherePispriceandQisquantity.
(a)derivetheexpressionforthedemandcurvefromthedemandfunction
(b)showthatthemarginalrevenuecurveisdownwardslopingfromlefttoright
(c)calculatethelevelofoutput,price,andprofits,attheprofitmaximizinglevelofoutput,andcommentonyourresults.
(d)calculatethepriceelasticityofdemandattheprofitmaximizingpointonthedemandcurve,andcommentonyourresults
3. Whywillamonopolist’sprofitmaximisingrateofoutputwillalwaysbeintheregionof(price)elasticdemand?
4. Explainwhyafirminmonopolisticcompetitioncanonlyproduceatthelowestpointofitslong-runaveragecostcurveintheshortrun.
REVISIONQUESTION
WhatproblemsariseforindustryregulatorsiftheSCPmodelworksinreverse?
Seminar2Exercises
1.AandBareduopolists.Thepayoffstobothfirmsfromdefaultingonanagreementare80:
80;
thebenefitstobothfirmsfromcolludingtoupholdanagreementare:
100:
100.IfAdefaultsontheagreementandBupholdstheagreement,thepay-offsare150:
20,respectively,whilethereverseholdsifBdefaultsontheagreementandAupholdsit.
(a)Showthesepayoffsinmatrixform
(b)Ifthegameisa‘one-shot’game,whatistheNashequilibriumoutcome?
(c)Explainwhyyouranswerto(b)isnotaParetoefficientoutcome.
2.Suppose,now,thattheabovegameisplayedindefinitely:
(a)Explainwhythethreatofpunishmentiscredible?
(b)ExplainwhytheNashequilibriumisthesameasinQ1(b)above
3.Supposethegameaboveisnowplayedinfinitely:
(a)WhatisrequiredforAtobedeterredbythethreatofpunishmentbyB?
(b)ExplainwhyAwillonlydefaultifitsdiscountrateisgreaterthan0.4(or40%)?
Hint:
thinkofthecalculationrequiredfordiscountinganinfinitestreamofpayments/
1. Acompanybelievesthatthedemandcurveforitsproductis:
andthatitstotalcostfunctionis:
WhereQ=output;
TCistotalcost,andPisprice.
(a) Explainwhythedemandcurvehasthisshape.
(b) Isthemarginalrevenuecurvecontinuous?
(c) Whatisthefirmscurrentpriceandoutput?
(d) Whatpriceandoutputwillmaximisethefirm’sprofit?
Explain.
Seminar3
1.Supposecanindustryiscomposedoftwofirms.Supposethedemandcurveforcansis:
P=100–Q
WherePisthepriceofacan(inpence)andQisthequantitydemandedofcans(inmillionspermonth).Supposethatthetotalcostfunctionofeachfirmis:
TC=2+15q
WhereTCistotalcostpermonth(intensofthousandsof£
)andqisthequantityproduced(inmillionspermonth),bythefirm
(a)Whataretheprofitmaximisingpriceandoutputifthefirmssetprice=marginalcost?
(b)Whataretheprofitmaximisingpriceandoutputifthefirmscolludeandactlikeamonopolist?
(c)Dothefirmsmakeahighercombinedprofitiftheycolludethantheywouldiftheysetprice=marginalcost?
Ifso,howmuchhigheristheircombinedprofit?
2.Whyshouldoligopolistseverfindcollusionrationalgiventhefundamentalweaknessesofcartels?
3.Afirmmakingelectronicgamesforecaststhatitsrequiredturnovernextyearwillbeasalesfigureof£
5million.Itestimatesthatpriceandadvertisingelasticitiesrespectively,willbe0.9and0.08.Atwhatlevelwillitsetitsadvertisingbudgetforthecomingyear?