TNBest is the only electricity company in a suburban area. Suppose that the demand for electricity for this area is ? = 500 − 10? and the cost of producing electricity is ?? = 500 + 2?. (i) If the city council want to make sure that there is no deadweight loss in this market, what price will they force TNBest to charge? What will output be in that case? Calculate consumer surplus and TNBest’s profit with that price.

TNBest is the only electricity company in a suburban area. Suppose that the demand for electricity for this area is ? = 500 − 10? and the cost of producing electricity is ?? = 500 + 2?. (i) If the city council want to make sure that there is no deadweight loss in this market, what price will they force TNBest to charge? What will output be in that case? Calculate consumer surplus and TNBest’s profit with that price.

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

Chapter16: Government Regulation

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