Economics:
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ISBN: 9781285859460
Author: BOYES, William
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 28, Problem 12E
To determine
To find:
The costs of the regulationwhen an agency would be permitted to trade in the United States.
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In an economy the government regulation is necessary .
Explain the statement and justify at which limits this statement is true
Compare and contrast the public-interest and special- interest theories of economic regulation. What is the capture theory of regulation?
Fill-up the following table relating to monopoly operations and regulations given the following total cost and inverse demand functions:
Total Cost: TC = Q2 + 100;Inverse Demand: P = 120 – Q
No regulation
MC-Pricing (MC=P*)
w/ Lump Sum Tax (T=75)
w/ Specific Tax (t=10)
Profit Equation
Q*
P*
TR at Q*
TC at Q*
Profit at Q*
Tax Revenue
Consumer Surplus
Producer Surplus
Deadweight loss
2. Choose one type of regulation you analyzed in #1 and graphically illustrate the results.
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