ECON-1006EL Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Average Variable Cost, Marginal Revenue, Marginal Cost

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30 Nov 2017

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Laurentian

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Economics / Science Èconomique

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ECON-1006EL

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A.Faroque

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In a perfectly competitive market all producers are price-taking. Microeco(cid:374)o(cid:373)ics notes for u(cid:374)it (cid:1005)(cid:1006) producers and all consumers are price-taking consumers- no one"s actions industry produces a standardized product or commodity goods tat can influence the market price. Consumers are normally price-takers, but producers often are not. In a perfectly competitive industry, all producers are price-takers. consumers regard as equivalent (perfect substitutes). For price- taking firms, marginal revenue is equal to price and its marginal revenue curve is a horizontal line at the market price. It chooses output according to the price-taking firm"s optimal output rule: produce the quantity at which price equals marginal cost. However, a firm that produces the optimal quantity may not be profitable. Atc-p: a firm is profitable if total revenue exceeds total cost or, equivalently, if the market price exceeds its breakeven price- minimum average total cost.

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Which of the following is not necessarily a characteristic of perfect competition? (Points: 1)

low prices
a large number of buyers and sellers
a homogeneous product
perfect information

2. In the short run, a perfectly competitive ball bearing manufacturer will continue to produce at a loss if (Points :1)
it is covering all of its variable cost plus part of its fixed cost

it is covering all of its fixed cost
variable cost is less than the fixed cost
fixed cost is zero

3. The golden rule of profit maximization states that any firm maximizes profit by producing where (Points :
marginal revenue equals marginal cost
demand is unit elastic, and total revenue is the greatest
price equals marginal revenue
price equals marginal cost

4. Which of the characteristics of perfect competition assures that economic profit will be zero in the long run? (Points: 1)
There are easy entry and exit in the market.
Each firm is a price taker.
Each firm has access to perfect information.
Each firm is small relative to the market.

5. A constant-cost industry is distinguished by the fact that(Points: 1)
firms' short-run average total costs are horizontal
firms' short-run marginal cost curves are horizontal
the long-run industry supply curve is perfectly elastic
the short-run industry supply curve is perfectly elastic

6. Commodity products are (Points: 1)
pasteurized
bland
perceived by consumers to be identical
made by one manufacturer

7. In a perfectly competitive industry we are likely to find(Points: 1)
firms producing a wide variety of products
barriers to entry
no profit possible in the short run
firms that do not advertise

8. Perfectly competitive firms are price takers because (Points :1)
all small firms must take the price set by the largest firm in the market
firms take the price that government determines is a "fair" price
each firm is small and goods are perfect substitutes for one another
free entry and exit in the short run creates a constant market price in the long run

9. In perfect competition, if one firm raises its price, (Points :1)
others will follow
that firm will increase its revenues
that firm will lose revenues because other firms will not follow
all consumers will be adversely affected

10. Suppose, at its present rate of output, a perfectly competitive firm's marginal revenue exceeds both its marginal cost and its average variable cost. To maximize profit, the firm should (Points: 1)
lower the price
raise the price
increase output
reduce output

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Match the following.

constant-cost industry	A market structure in which a large number of firms sell a homogenous product or service with no restrictions on entry or exit and each firm is a price-taker.
increasing-cost industry	The demand facing a price-taking firm.
long-run equilibrium	A firm produces zero output but must still pay its fixed costs.
marginal revenue product	Price below which a firm shuts down in the short run.
perfect competition	All firms produce where price equals long-run marginal cost, and economic profits are zero.
perfectly elastic demand	Industry in which input prices rise as all firms in the industry expand output.
shut down	Industry in which input prices remain constant as all firms in the industry expand output.
the shut-down price	The additional revenue earned by hiring one more unit of a variable input.

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1. Characteristics of competitive markets

The model of competitive markets relies on these three core assumptions:

1.	There must be many buyers and sellers a few players can't dominate the market.
2.	Firms must produce identical products buyers must regard all sellers' products as equivalent.
3.	Firms and resources must be fully mobile, allowing free entry into and exit from the industry.

The first two conditions imply that all consumers and firms are price takers. While the third is not necessary for price-taking behavior, assume for this problem that a market cannot maintain competition in the long run without free entry.

Identify whether or not each of the following scenarios describes a competitive market, along with the correct explanation of why or why not.

Scenario	Competitive?
The government has granted the U.S. Postal Service the exclusive right to deliver mail.	________________
Several stores in the mall sell hooded sweatshirts. Each store's sweatshirts reflect the style of that particular store. Additionally, some makers use higher-quality cotton than others, which is reflected in the apparel's prices.
Two taxi companies serve most of the market in a big city. Consumers don't care about which taxi company they take if they decide it's worth taking a taxi, they flag down the nearest one.	_________________
There are dozens of pasta producers that sell pasta to hundreds of Italian restaurants nationwide. The restaurant owners buy from the cheapest pasta producer available to

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