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(Dominant Firm with Fringe Competition) The structure of competition in the market for product A follows the dominant firm model with competitive fringes, where there is one company that is a dominant player and there are many fringes companies that compete competitively. The total demand for product A in this market is expressed by P = 1200 - Q, while the supply function of the competitive fringe is expressed by Sf: qf = P - 240. If the dominant firm is known to have marginal costs as follows: MCd = 240 + 0.25qd b. What is the equilibrium price and the equilibrium quantity for the dominant firm? Show your answer mathematically and graphically. c. In that equilibrium, what is the supply of competitive fringes? How many total products are there on the market? What is the market share of the dominant company and the fringe company? Show your answer mathematically and graphically Thank you Bartleby!

(Dominant Firm with Fringe Competition) The structure of competition in the market for product A follows the dominant firm model with competitive fringes, where there is one company that is a dominant player and there are many fringes companies that compete competitively. The total demand for product A in this market is expressed by P = 1200 - Q, while the supply function of the competitive fringe is expressed by Sf: qf = P - 240. If the dominant firm is known to have marginal costs as follows: MCd = 240 + 0.25qd a. What is the minimum price level required by the competitive fringe to offer output? At what price level will the fringe company supply the entire market? Thank you bartleby!

(Dominant Firm with Fringe Competition) The structure of competition in the market for product A follows the dominant firm model with competitive fringes, where there is one company that is a dominant player and there are many fringes companies that compete competitively. The total demand for product A in this market is expressed by P = 1200 - Q, while the supply function of the competitive fringe is expressed by Sf: qf = P - 240. If the dominant firm is known to have marginal costs as follows: MCd = 240 + 0.25qd d. If the dominant company wants to limit competition from fringes, what can the dominant company do? What is the name of this strategy?

A market consists of a dominant firm and a number of fringe firms. The followings are the information about these firms. Total market demand: QALL=300 – (2.5) P The competitive fringe supply function (total): QF=2P-12 The dominant firms marginal cost function: MC = 12 + (1⁄2) QD.  a) What is the equilibrium price set by the dominant firm?  b) How much will the dominant firm supply to the market at the price found in question (a)?    Show the answers graphically

Assume the market shares of the six largest firms in an industry are 15 percent each. The six-firm concentration ratio would indicate that the industry is highly concentrated, while the Herfindahl- Hirschman Index would not.  True OR False? If the inputs to a production process are perfect substitutes and the marginal rate of technical substitution is equal to the ratio of the prices of the two inputs, the firm can choose from a virtually infinite array of combinations of the two inputs to minimize the costs of producing a given level of output.  True OR False?

A market consists of a dominant firm and a number of fringe firms. The followings are the information about these firms. Total market demand: QALL=300 – (2.5) P The competitive fringe supply function (total): QF=2P-12 The dominant firms marginal cost function: MC = 12 + (1⁄2) QD.  a) What is the equilibrium price set by the dominant firm?  b) How much will the competitive fringe supply to the market at the price found in question (a)?        Show the answers graphically.

Characteristics of competitive markets The competitive market model depends on the following three core assumptions: 1. There must be many buyers and sellers—a few players can't dominate the market. 2. Firms must produce an identical product—buyers must regard all sellers' products as equivalent. 3. Firms and resources must be fully mobile, allowing free entry into and exit from the industry.   The first two conditions imply that all consumers and firms are price takers. While the third is not necessary for price-taking behavior, assume for this problem that a market cannot maintain competition in the long run without free entry. Identify whether or not each of the following scenarios describes a competitive market, along with the correct explanation of why or why not. Scenario Is the market competitive? There are thousands of ninth and tenth graders in need of geometry tutoring services in Chicago. Of the twenty or so companies in town currently…

You are the manager of a firm that produces output in two plants. The demand for your firm's product is P = 78 − 15Q, where Q = Q1 + Q2. The marginal costs associated with producing in the two plants are MC1 = 3Q1 and MC2 = 2Q2 How much output should be produced in plant 1 to maximize profits?     What price should be charged to maximize profits?   Please show work for all three questions   What price should be charged to maximize revenues?

In 2012-2015, the price of jet and diesel fuel used by air freight companies decreased dramatically. As CEO of FedEx, you have been presented with the following proposals below to deal with the situation. Evaluate these alternatives in the context of the decision-making model. Make long-term contracts to buy jet fuel and diesel at a fixed price for the next two years and set shipping rates to a level that will cover these costs.

A travel agency identifies two customer segments for a cruise ship. The demand curve for customers that are less price-sensitive is D1=1000-2P1. The demand curve for customers that are more price-sensitive is D2=1000-3P2. The cost of maintaining each cabin is $50. If one single price is charged, what is the price to maximize the profit? What is the profit? If the differential prices are charged to each customer segment, what is the price for each customer segment respectively? What is the total profit? What is the profit increase by charging different prices to each customer segment compared with one single price?

In _____markets, there is no unused capacity, and division managers can buy and sell as much of a product or service as they want at the market price. In such settings, using the market price as the transfer price motivates division managers to transact internally and to take exactly the same actions as they would if they were transacting in the external market. imperfectly competitive monopoly oligopoly perfectly competitive none of the above

A market consists of a dominant firm and a number of fringe firms. The followings are the information about these firms. Total market demand: QALL=300 – (2.5) P The competitive fringe supply function (total): QF=2P-12 The dominant firms marginal cost function: MC = 12 + (1⁄2) QD.  a) What is the equilibrium price set by the dominant firm?  b) Calculate the total market demand at the price found in question (a).    Show the answers graphically.

A market consists of a dominant firm and a number of fringe firms. The followings are the information about these firms. Total market demand: QALL=300 – (2.5) P The competitive fringe supply function (total): QF=2P-12 The dominant firms marginal cost function: MC = 12 + (1⁄2) QD.  a) What is the equilibrium price set by the dominant firm?              b) Calculate the total market demand at the price found in question (a). c) How much will the competitive fringe supply to the market at the price found in question (a)?                                                                                  d) How much will the dominant firm supply to the market at the price found in question (a)?       Show the answers graphically.

You are a self-employed accountant who owns Budget Tax Prep, which specializes in tax preparation services. There are many competitors in your industry who offer a similar service, but quality of service varies among competitors. Entry into this industry is relatively easy. Your company's daily demand curve and cost functions, including your own opportunity costs, are currently (with Q being number of tax returns processed per day): Demand: P(Q) = 100 - 4Q   Total Fixed Costs: TFC = 60   Total Variable Costs: TVC(Q) = (8.5)Q2   Marginal Costs: MC(Q) = 17Q   A. Find your company's profit maximizing output and price using any method you wish.   B. Calculate the level of total profit or loss per period that would accrue to the firm under the output and price determined in (a).   C. What might happen to your profits over time, given the characteristics of your market described above.

All economic market structures earn normal profit and are considered to be in the long run when    Question 19 options:   a)  Price equals marginal cost    b)  Price equals average total cost   c)  Price equals marginal revenue   d)  Price equals average revenue

Competition and big tech firms Big tech firms in digital markets are at the forefront of the public policy debate because of the central role they play in today's economy and society. A small number of firms dominate their respective markets, from online retailing to operating systems and from social networking to online search. These concentrations of economic power, along with concerns about anti-competitive conduct, have focused a lot of attention on these digital giants. Several of these firms have recently been or are currently under investigation by antitrust authorities in the USA, China and the European Union. Choose one or two of these markets and describe the alleged problems facing competition. Is high concentration leading to high profits and harming consumers and social welfare or are these firms dominant because they are efficient and provide good value to consumers? What are the most appropriate policy responses? A good selection of academic articles was published in a…

Which one of the following activities would most likely be considered a​ long-run pricing​ decision?   A. setting prices to generate a reasonable rate of return on investment   B. changing prices in response to weak demand   C. product mix adjustments in a competitive market   D. ​one-time-only special order pricing that would result in achieving the​ break-even point

QUESTION 47 Cartels are unstable due to all of the following factors except which one? incentive for each firm to serve as the whistle-blower entry of new firms into the market trade groups incentive to act in self-interest QUESTION 48 Under the merger guidelines written by the DOJ and FTC a merger may not be challenge if: There is significant foreign competition The firms involved have monetary problems There is an emergence of new technology All of the statements associated with this question are correct QUESTION 49 The existence of any consumer surplus in the market suggests that all of the following practices are possible in the market except which one? first-degree price discrimination a single price is charged to all consumers second-degree price discrimination third-degree price discrimination QUESTION 50 In peak-load pricing, the short-run marginal cost is equal to the marginal cost of providing capacity. True False.

Profit is the incentive that drives our market economy. Firms make production, pricing, and hiring decisions based on their quest for profit. But what happens when a firm discovers that it can make dramatically higher profits by stopping production altogether? In December 2000, due to wild swings in the market for electricity, Kaiser Aluminium faced just such a decision.  Kaiser Aluminium had contracted with Bonneville power for all of its electricity needs and found itself in the unique position of being an electricity consumer and, potentially, an electricity reseller. By December 2000, Kaiser faced a difficult decision of continuing its current aluminium production and profit levels, or closing the plant to dramatically increase its profit by simply reselling its electricity.  When making production decisions, firms must consider both their costs and revenues. One important concern for many firms is utility costs. In 1996, Kaiser Aluminium Corporation in Spokane, Washington, entered…

A market consists of a dominant firm and a number of fringe firms. The followings are the information about these firms. Total market demand: QALL=300 – (2.5) P The competitive fringe supply function (total): QF=2P-12 The dominant firms marginal cost function: MC = 12 + (1⁄2)QD.  a) What is the equilibrium price set by the dominant firm? Calculate the total market demand at the price found. b) How much will the competitive fringe supply to the market at the price found in question 2(a)?                                                        c) How much will the dominant firm supply to the market at the price found in question 2(a)?      d) Show the above answers graphically.

A market consists of a dominant firm and a number of fringe firms. The followings are the information about these firms. Total market demand: QALL=300 – (2.5) P The competitive fringe supply function (total): QF=2P-12 The dominant firms marginal cost function: MC = 12 + (1⁄2) QD.  a) What is the equilibrium price set by the dominant firm? ANSWER: P= 55.82            b) Calculate the total market demand at the price found in question 2(a). ANSWER: QALL= 160.45 c) How much will the dominant firm supply to the market at the price found in question 2(a)?

Assume you are the manager of a firm that produces a unique pair of rainbow shorts. Based on the estimates provided by a consultant, you know that the relevant demand and cost functions for these shorts are Q=100−2P; C=40+2Q2.What are the levels of quantity and price when you are maximizing profits?

Suppose you observe that a particular business has earned positive profits over time and maintained a large share of the market. Which of the following is likely to be true?  Group of answer choices Demand for the product is probably elastic The business must be engaging in price discrimination There is probably a barrier to entry preventing new firms from competing Supply must be inelastic Government intervention in this market is probably limited