From the schedule provided below calculate the total revenue, demand curve and the price elasticity of demand:
Quantity |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
Marginal Revenue |
10 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
Quantity |
MR |
TR |
AR=TR/Q |
Price elasticity of demand |
1 |
10 |
10 |
10/1 = 10 |
- |
2 |
6 |
10 + 6 = 16 |
16/2 = 8 |
½ * 10/1 = 5 |
3 |
2 |
16 + 2 = 18 |
18/3 = 6 |
½ * 8/2 = 2 |
4 |
2 |
18 + 2 = 20 |
20/4 = 5 |
1/1 * 6/3 = 2 |
5 |
2 |
20 + 2 = 22 |
22/5 = 4.4 |
1/0.5 * 5/4 = 2.5 |
6 |
0 |
22 + 0 = 22 |
22/6 = 3.6 |
1/0.9 * 4.5/5 = 1 |
7 |
0 |
22 + 0 = 22 |
22/7 = 3.1 |
1/0.5 * 3.6/6 = 1.2 |
8 |
0 |
22 + 0 =22 |
22/8 = 2.7 |
1/0.4 * 3.1/7 = 11 |
9 |
-5 |
22 + (-5) = 17 |
17/9 = 1.9 |
1/0.8 * 2.7/9 = 0.38 |
Demand Curve: To determine the demand curve, we must first determine the pricing for each unit of quantity. This can be accomplished by multiplying the total revenue values by the quantity. The following are the price ranges:
Quantity |
Marginal revenue |
Total revenue |
Price |
1 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
2 |
6 |
16 |
8 |
3 |
2 |
18 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
20 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
22 |
4.4 |
6 |
2 |
22 |
4.4 |
7 |
0 |
22 |
3.66 |
8 |
0 |
22 |
3.14 |
9 |
0 |
22 |
2.75 |
10 |
-5 |
17 |
1.88 |
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Will the monopolist firm continue to produce in the short run if a loss is incurred at the best short run level of output?
If duo poly behavior is one that is described by Cornet, the market demand curve is given by the equation q = 200 - 4p and both the firms have zero costs, find the quantity supplied by each firm in equilibrium and the equilibrium market price.
Comment on the shape of MR curve in case when TR curve is a
(a) Positively sloped straight line
(b) Horizontal straight line
A monopoly firm has a total fixed cost of Rs 100 and has the following demand schedule:
Quantity |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Marginal Revenue |
100 |
90 |
80 |
70 |
60 |
50 |
40 |
30 |
20 |
10 |
Find the short run equilibrium quantity, price and total profit. What would be the equilibrium in the long run? In case the total cost is Rs.1000, describe the equilibrium in the short run and in the long run.
What would be the shape of the demand curve so that the total revenue curve is?
(a) A positively sloped straight line passing through the origin?
(b) A horizontal line?
If the monopolist firm of Exercise 3 was a public sector firm. The government set a rule for its manager to accept the government fixed price as given (i.e. to be a price taker and therefore behave as a firm in a perfectly competitive market). And the government has decided to set the price so that demand and supply in the market are equal. What would be the equilibrium price, quantity and profit in this case?
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Explain why the demand curve facing a firm under monopolistic competition is negatively sloped.
What is the value of the MR when the demand curve is elastic?
Explain the concept of a production function
Explain market equilibrium.
Discuss the central problems of an economy.
What are the characteristics of a perfectly competitive market?
What do you mean by the budget set of a consumer?
What is the total product of input?
When do we say that there is an excess demand for a commodity in the market?
What do you mean by the production possibilities of an economy?
How are the total revenue of a firm, market price, and the quantity sold by the firm related to each other?
What is budget line?
What will happen if the price prevailing in the market is?
i. Above the equilibrium price
Ii. Below the equilibrium price
What do you mean by substitutes? Give examples of two goods which are substitutes of each other.
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Consider a market with two firms. The following table shows the supply schedules of the two firms: the SS1 column gives the supply schedule of firm 1 and the SS2 column gives the supply schedule of firm 2. Compute the market supply schedule.
Price (Rs.) | SS1 (units) | SS2 (units) |
---|---|---|
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
0 0 0 1 2 3 4 |
0 0 0 1 2 3 4 |
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What is the supply curve of a firm in the short run?
Find out the maximum possible output for a firm with zero units of L and 10 units of K when its production function is Q = 5L = 2K.
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d1(p) = 20 – p for any price less than or equal to 20, and d1(p) = 0 at any price greater than 20.
d2(p) = 30 – 2p for any price less than or equal to 15 and d1(p) = 0 at any price greater than 15.
Find out the market demand function.