Given that the marginal cost of a ‘backstop’ (e.g. solar energy) is MCb per unit of an exhaustible resource, prove that the cost of the ‘backstop’ sets an upper limit on oil price and also determines the initial price of oil. (Hint: Utilize the expression pt = MC + (p0 − MC)(1 + r)t and consider T as the switch date.)

Given that the marginal cost of a ‘backstop’ (e.g. solar energy) is MCb per unit of an exhaustible resource, prove that the cost of the ‘backstop’ sets an upper limit on oil price and also determines the initial price of oil. (Hint: Utilize the expression pt = MC + (p0 − MC)(1 + r)t and consider T as the switch date.)

Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies and Tactics (MindTap Course List)

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ISBN:9781305506381

Author:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Publisher:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Chapter8: Cost Analysis

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