Economics: Principles & Policy
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ISBN: 9781337696326
Author: William J. Baumol; Alan S. Blinder; John L. Solow
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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- As the manager of a monopoly, you face potential government regulation. Your inverse demand is P = 40 − 2Q, and your costs are C(Q) = 8Q. a. Determine the monopoly price and output. b. Determine the socially efficient price and output. c. What is the maximum amount your firm should be willing to spend on lobbying efforts to prevent the price from being regulated at the socially optimal level?arrow_forwardWhy does regulatory capture reduce the persuasiveness of the case for regulating industries for the benefit of consumers?arrow_forwardUnder one form of government price regulation, the government sets the price at a level (which is equal to $20 in the above graph) and the firm then sets MC equal to the regulated price to determine a profit-maximizing quantity at the regulated price. (a) If the regulated price is $20 per unit, how many units will the regulated monopoly produce? (b) If the regulated price is $20, how much will consumers want to buy? (c) Is there a surplus or a shortage or neither at the regulated price? If there is a surplus or shortage, how much is the surplus or shortage? (d) At what regulated price would the deadweight loss be zero? (e) Will the deadweight loss of the monopoly represented in the above graph be larger, smaller or the same at a price of $20 compared to at a price of $200? You do not have to calculate the deadweight loss at either price, you just have to state whether the deadweight loss is larger, smaller or the same at $20 compared to $200.arrow_forward
- As the manager of a monopoly, you face potential government regulation. Your inverse demand is P=40-2Q and your costs are C (Q) =8Q. Determine the socially efficient price and output.arrow_forwardWith the aid of an appropriate diagram, discuss why should a monopoly beregulated by the government?arrow_forwardIn a far away country called Monopolyland, there is only one producer of board games. The market demand for board games is P = 800 - Q and CMg = 50 + Q.(a) Determine the price and quantity of board games traded in this country. (Hint: IMg = 800 - 2Q)(b) Determine the social loss incurred by the existence of this monopoly.(c) What action should the country's authority take to maximise social welfare? What quantity and price would there be in this case?arrow_forward
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