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The demand curve any monopolist uses in making output decisions is?
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the same as the market demand curve.
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When can monopolist earn an economic profit?
A monopolist earns economic profit when the price charged is greater than their average total cost. To maximize profits, monopolies will produce at the output where marginal cost is equal to marginal revenue. To determine the price they will set, they choose the price on the demand curve that corresponds to this level of production.
Explain why the monopolist produces a lower output and charges a higher price?
monopolist's tend to charge? a.Lowe; lower b.higher; lower c.lower; higher d.higher; higher e.higher; the same
In the long run a pure monopolist will maximize profits by producing that output at which marginal cost is equal to?
marginal revenue
In the long-run a pure monopolist will maximize profits by producing that output at which marginal cost is equal to?
marginal revenue
What condition can a monopoly lose money?
Yes a monopoly can lose money. If they are caught monopolizing in the US the courts will demand they break up the monopoly causing more companies to be made and more taxes to be brought forth, not including fines for having a monopoly.
When can monopolist earn an economic profit?
A monopolist earns economic profit when the price charged is greater than their average total cost. To maximize profits, monopolies will produce at the output where marginal cost is equal to marginal revenue. To determine the price they will set, they choose the price on the demand curve that corresponds to this level of production.
Explain why the monopolist produces a lower output and charges a higher price?
monopolist's tend to charge? a.Lowe; lower b.higher; lower c.lower; higher d.higher; higher e.higher; the same
In the long run a pure monopolist will maximize profits by producing that output at which marginal cost is equal to?
marginal revenue
In the long-run a pure monopolist will maximize profits by producing that output at which marginal cost is equal to?
marginal revenue
How do you find a monopolist's profit maximising...?
The monopolist's profit maximizing level of output is found by equating its marginal revenue with its marginal cost, which is the same profit maximizing condition that a perfectly competitive firm uses to determine its equilibrium level of output. Indeed, the condition that marginal revenue equal marginal cost is used to determine the profit maximizing level of output of every firm, regardless of the market structure in which the firm is operating.
How market structures determine the pricing and output decisions of businesses?
There are different kinds of markets in different economies/sectors/goods. Accordingly, there are different kinds of output and pricing decisions which take place. Usually, output and pricing decisions are interdependent except for the case of perfectly competitive markets. In perfectly competitive markets, a single firm is so small compared to the market that it cannot affect the prices. In that case, it must take the price as given, and then decide the quantity to be supplied. Price in this market is equal to the marginal cost of production. In monopoly, however, things are different. The monopolist can change the prices, as it is the sole provider of the good and thus has the market power. But here also, if the price increases quantity demanded decreases. Therefore, the monopolist must take under consideration both the positive and negative effects of increase in prices. In another market oligopoly, pricing is a bit more complicated and it depends upon the strategic interaction among the firms.
What condition can a monopoly lose money?
Yes a monopoly can lose money. If they are caught monopolizing in the US the courts will demand they break up the monopoly causing more companies to be made and more taxes to be brought forth, not including fines for having a monopoly.
What is the demand curve for output of a perfectly competitive firm?
Demand = Price = Marginal Cost.
When a firm's marginal revenue is zero what can be said about the elasticity of demand for the output of the firm A. Demand is inelastic. B. Demand is elastic. C. Demand is unit elastic.?
Demand is unit elastic.
What is equilibrium output?
It is the output of an economy that equates aggregate supply with aggregate demand.
In a monopoly why is the marginal revenue curve always below the demand curve?
because price and output are related by the demand function in a monopoly. it is the same thing to choose optimal price or to choose the optimal output. even though the monopolist is assumed to set price and consumers choose quantity as a function of price, we can think of the monopolist as choosing the optimal quantity it wants consumers to buy and then setting the corresponding price. OR in simpler terms Because AR (demand) is downward sloping - (see equi-marginal rule or Law of Equi-Marginal Utility). To sell one more unit of output, the firm must lower its price, meaning that the revenue received is less than that received for the previous unit (marginal revenue received for unit 2 is less than that for unit 1). Therefor the marginal revenue will be less than the average revenue. Unit 1 sold for $5 Marginal revenue=$5 Average Revenue=$5 Unit 2 sold for $4 Marginal revenue=$4 Average Revenue=$4.50 ($5+$4/2)
What happens to prices and output in short run when Short-run aggregate demand shifts left?
Prices rise, output rises
