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Suppose Farmer Smith from Kansas and Farmer Jones from Missouri agree to restrict their combined output of wheat in an attempt to increase the price and profits. How likely do you think the Smith-Jones cartel is to suceed? Explain.
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- Suppose Farmer Smith from Kansas and Farmer Jones from Missouri agree to restrict their combined output of wheat in an attempt to increase the price and profits. How likely do you think the Smith–Jones cartel is to succeed? Explain.The graph below shows the demand for Cosmic shampoo. Suppose there are no fixed costs and marginal cost is a constant $80.a. What are the perfectly competitive price and output? Price: $ Output: b. What are the cartel (monopoly) price and output? Price: $ Output: c. If there are only four firms in the cartel, what are the price and output of each firm, assuming equal shares? Round your answers to 1 decimal place. Price: $ Output:The graph below shows the demand for Cosmic shampoo. ◻ Suppose there are no fixed costs and marginal cost is a constant $30. a. What are the perfectly competitive price and output? Price: $ Output: b. What are the cartel (monopoly) price and output? Price: $ Output: c. If there are only four firms in the cartel, what are the price and output of each firm, assuming equal shares? Round your answers to 1 decimal place. Price: $ Output: Note:- Do not provide handwritten solution. Maintain accuracy and quality in your answer. Take care of plagiarism. Answer completely. You will get up vote for sure.
- Mays and McCovey are beer-brewing companies that operate in a duopoly (two-firm oligopoly). The daily marginal cost (MC) of producing a can of beer is constant and equals $0.40 per can. Assume that neither firm had any startup costs, so marginal cost equals average total cost (ATC) for each firm. Suppose that Mays and McCovey form a cartel, and the firms divide the output evenly. (Note: This is only for convenience; nothing in this model requires that the two companies must equally share the output.) When they act as a profit-maximizing cartel, each company will produce 20 cans and charge $----- per can. Given this information, each firm earns a daily profit of $------ so the daily total industry profit in the beer market is $------------ . Oligopolists often behave noncooperatively and act in their own self-interest even though this decreases total profit in the market. Again, assume the two companies form a cartel and decide to work together. Both firms initially agree to produce…Mays and McCovey are beer-brewing companies that operate in a duopoly (two-firm oligopoly). The daily marginal cost (MC) of producing a can of beer is constant and equals $0.80 per can. Assume that neither firm had any startup costs, so marginal cost equals average total cost (ATC) for each firm. Suppose that Mays and McCovey form a cartel, and the firms divide the output evenly. (Note: This is only for convenience; nothing in this model requires that the two companies must equally share the output.) Place the black point (plus symbol) on the following graph to indicate the profit-maximizing price and combined quantity of output if Mays and McCovey choose to work together.Mays and McCovey are beer-brewing companies that operate in a duopoly (two-firm oligopoly). The daily marginal cost (MC) of producing a can of beer is constant and equals $0.80 per can. Assume that neither firm had any startup costs, so marginal cost equals average total cost (ATC) for each firm. Suppose that Mays and McCovey form a cartel, and the firms divide the output evenly. (Note: This is only for convenience; nothing in this model requires that the two companies must equally share the output.) Place the black point (plus symbol) on the following graph to indicate the profit-maximizing price and combined quantity of output if Mays and McCovey choose to work together. Monopoly Outcome0701402102803504204905606307002.001.801.601.401.201.000.800.600.400.200PRICE (Dollars per can)QUANTITY (Cans of beer)DemandMRMC = ATC When they act as a profit-maximizing cartel, each company will produce cans and charge per can. Given this information, each firm earns a daily…
- Mays and McCovey are beer-brewing companies that operate in a duopoly (two-firm oligopoly). The daily marginal cost (MC) of producing a can of beer is constant and equals $0.60 per can. Assume that neither firm had any startup costs, so marginal cost equals average total cost (ATC) for each firm. Suppose that Mays and McCovey form a cartel, and the firms divide the output evenly. (Note: This is only for convenience; nothing in this model requires that the two companies must equally share the output.) Place the black point (plus symbol) on the following graph to indicate the profit-maximizing price and combined quantity of output if Mays and McCovey choose to work together. Note:- Do not provide handwritten solution. Maintain accuracy and quality in your answer. Take care of plagiarism. Answer completely. You will get up vote for sure.Consider a hypothetical demand schedule for monosodium glutamate (MSG). Suppose that Ajinomoto holds 50% of the market, Jiali holds 30% of the market, and Quingdao holds 20% of the market. Suppose the three firms agree to form a cartel to fix production of monosodium glutamate. Assume marginal cost equals zero, and the output is split equally across the firms. Price of MSG ($ per pound) Quantity of MSG demanded (millions of pounds) $8 0 $7 20 $6 30 $5 40 $4 60 $3 90 $2 110 $1 180 $0 300 What quantity maximizes the cartel's profit? a.110 million pounds b.90 million pounds c.300 million pounds d.20 million pounds Suppose Ajinomoto's marginal cost remains equal to zero, but for Jiali and Quingdao, marginal costs rise above zero. How would this affect the incentive of Ajinimoto to act noncooperatively and change its output? a.Ajinomoto will have an incentive to increase its output of MSG. b.Ajinomoto will not have an incentive to change its…Deviating from the collusive outcome Mays and McCovey are beer-brewing companies that operate in a duopoly (two-firm oligopoly). The daily marginal cost (MCMC) of producing a can of beer is constant and equals $0.60 per can. Assume that neither firm had any startup costs, so marginal cost equals average total cost (ATCATC) for each firm. Suppose that Mays and McCovey form a cartel, and the firms divide the output evenly. (Note: This is only for convenience; nothing in this model requires that the two companies must equally share the output.) Place the black point (plus symbol) on the following graph to indicate the profit-maximizing price and combined quantity of output if Mays and McCovey choose to work together. table 1 When they act as a profit-maximizing cartel, each company will produce $____ cans and charge $______per can. Given this information, each firm earns a daily profit of $______, so the daily total industry profit in the beer market is $_______.…
- What is a cartel? Explain the coordination problem it faces.In a Cournot duopoly, each firm has marginal cost MC=20, and market demand is Q=100-0.5p. What are the best response functions of each firm? What is the best output level for each? How does the total output level compare to the cartel output level?