In long run equilibrium for a perfectly competitive firm; the
firm will produce where
A. Marginal cost is at a minimum
B. Average fixed cost is at a minimum
C. Average variable cost is at a minimum
D. Average total cost is at a minimum
Height of a marginal product product curve shows:
A. the additional cost of producing one more unit of a good
B. the additional production from producing one more unit of
the good.
C. the additional...
An open economy with a downward sloping ERU curve is at the
long-run equilibrium. Suddenly, the elasticity of demand for the
monopolistically competitive firm's output η increases from 6 to
11. At the same time, labor productivity λ decreases from 12 to Z.
After this ___(a)____ supply shock, the economy will transition to
a new medium run equilibrium characterized by ___(b)____ real
exchange rate, ___(c)____ level of output, ___(d)____ real
consumption wage, and a trade ___(e)____. (Hint: choose your
answers...
Which of the following is not a characteristic of long run
equilibrium in a monopolistically competitive market?
A.
Marginal revenue equals marginal cost.
B.
Selling price is greater than marginal cost.
C.
Production is at minimum average total cost.
D.
Selling price equals average total cost.
A monopolistically competitive firm in long-run equilibrium:
will make negative profit.
will make zero profit.
will make positive profit.
Any of the above are possible.
None of the above are possible.
The Cournot model of symmetric duopoly suggests that the market
equilibrium position is such that:
one firm is larger than the other in the final equilibrium and
the largest firm produces the largest quantity of output.
economic profits are zero for both firms.
total industry output is the same...
Suppose the firm is producing a quantity on the downward sloping
portion of its average cost curve. What does this imply about its
production function at that quantity?
2. (a) “The short-run equilibrium of a perfectly competitive
firm is similar to its long-run equilibrium”. Do you agree? Explain
your answer
(b) Monopolists have adverse effects on the consumer society and
should be eliminated”. Discuss.
(1200 words)
Question 4
(a) Why does a typical monopolistically competitive firm face a
downward-sloping demand curve?
[3 marks]
(b) What is meant by the term "excess capacity" as it relates to
monopolistically competitive firms?
[7 marks]
Suppose the monopolistically competitive barber shop industry in
a community is in long-run equilibrium, and that the typical price
is $20 per haircut. Moreover, the population is rising.
a. Illustrate the short-run effects of a change on
the price and output of a typical firm in the market.
b. Show what happens in the long run. Will the final price be
higher than $20? Equal $20? Be less than $20? Assume that nothing
happens to the cost of producing haircuts.
c....
1.
The difference between a monopolistically competitive firm in
the short run versus the long run is:
profit is equal to zero in the long run but not the short
run.
firms only have P > MC in the short run but not the long
run.
firms only produce at MR = MC in the short run.
firms only have P > MC in the long run but not the short
run.
This is true because:
the industry can be...
2. Competitive Firm Equilibrium Long run, Exit/Entry in Long
Run, Explain why a competitive firm can only earn normal economic
profit (define) in long run.
3. Define monopoly, explain why the MR and P( AR) curve for a
monopolist are different and why they are downward sloping and why
does MR lie below the AR curve. Compute Monopoly P and Q and
profits; compare monopoly price/quantity/profits with a competitive
market price and quantity. Compute CS, PS, TS for monopoly as...