Managerial Economics & Business Strategy (Mcgraw-hill Series Economics)
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Author: Michael Baye, Jeff Prince
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 7, Problem 13PAA
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To explain: The type of market form which pizza industry co-relates to.
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Firms like Papa John’s, Domino’s, and Pizza Hut sell pizza and other products that are differentiated in nature. While numerous pizza chains exist in most locations, the differentiated nature of these firms’ products permits them to charge prices above marginal cost. Use the causal view of structure, conduct, and performance to explain the role of differentiation in the monopolistically competitive market for pizza. Then apply the feedback critique to the role of differentiation in the industry.
Compare and contrast how prices are determined under pure competition, monopoly, oligopoly and monopolistic competitive markets.
Assume that two firms, Wilson and Spalding, can
manufacture basketballs for the entire Norfolk market, and
that the market is oligopolistic in structure.
Market Demand: Q-120-P
Total Costs: TC-200
Q the quantity of basketballs
P the price of a basketball in $ US
TC the total cost of producing a given quantity of
basketballs (in $ US)
Show all of your work in solving the problems below.
1) The Cournot Model: Now assume that the two firms are
Cournot competitors, and that all the assumptions of the
Cournot model are met: no firm entry, homogeneous
goods, a single period, and that the firms choose the
quantities of basketballs to supply. Now, how many
basketballs will be sold by each firm and at what price?
What will be the total revenues, total costs, and the
profits for each of the two firms? Demonstrate the
model using graphs. (See Figs. 9-3 to 9-10)
2) The Stackelberg Model: Assume that the two firms are
Stackelberg competitors, and that Wilson is the
Stackelberg leader and Spalding…
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