Suppose that the market demand is given by qd 6500-100p


Suppose that the market demand is given by q^d = 6500-100p and the market supply is given by q^s = 1200p.

a. Solve for the market equilibrium price and quantity.

b. Solve for the consumer and producer surplus.

c. Suppose you also knew a firm's cost function to be C(q) = 722 +1/200q^2. Is the firm earning a positive of negative profit? If all firms are identical to this firm, should you expect entry of exit from this market in the long run? Why or why not?

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