A monopolist can produce its output at a constant average


1) Complete the table below:

Labor

Capital

TP (Q)

MP

AP

TFC

TVC

TC

AFC

AVC

ATC

MC

0

8

0

 

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

 

1

8

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

8

 

 

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

8

 

 

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

8

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

8

200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Labor is paid a wage of $50/day.

All output is per day.

Where:

TP = total product; output; or quantity

MP = marginal product

AP = average product 

TFC = total fixed cost 

TVC = total variable cost 

TC = total cost

AFC = Average fixed cost 

AVC = average variable cost 

ATC = Average total cost 

MC = marginal cost

2) The firm depicted in the table below is in a PERFECTLY COMPETITIVE MARKET. Complete the following table:

Quantity

Price ($/unit)

Marginal revenue

Total revenue

Total cost

Average total cost

Marginal cost

0

$20

 

 

$200

 

 

10

 

 

 

$300

 

 

20

 

 

 

$460

 

 

30

 

 

 

$660

 

 

40

 

 

 

$1000

 

 

50

 

 

 

$1500

 

 

The profit maximizing price is $ ____________

The profit maximizing quantity is ___________

The firm is making $______in profit.

3) A monopolist can produce its output at a constant average and constant marginal cost of:
ATC = MC = 5

The monopoly faces a demand curve given by the following function:
Q= 53-P

And a marginal revenue curve that is given by the function:
MR = 53 - 2Q

a) Draw the following:a. The firm's demand curveb. The firm's marginal revenue curvec. The firm's marginal cost curve

b) What is the monopolist's profit maximizing price?

c) What is the profit maximizing quantity for this monopolist?

d) How much profit is the monopolist making?

e) Suppose the market is no longer depicted by a monopoly, but has become perfectly competitive. What would the profit maximizing price and quantity be if the market were perfectly competitive?

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