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Chap 008
Chap 008
McGraw-Hill/Irwin
Pure competition
Pure monopoly
Monopolistic competition
Oligopoly
Pure
Competition
Monopolistic
Competition
Oligopoly
Pure
Monopoly
8-2
Monopolistic
Competition
Oligopoly
Monopoly
Number of firms
A very large
number
Many
Few
One
Type of product
Standardized
Differentiated
Standardized or
differentiated
Unique; no
close subs.
Control over
price
None
Limited by mutual
inter-dependence;
considerable with
collusion
Considerable
Conditions of
entry
Very easy, no
obstacles
Relatively easy
Significant
obstacles
Blocked
Nonprice
Competition
None
Considerable emphasis
on advertising, brand
names, trademarks
Typically a great
deal, particularly
with product
differentiation
Mostly public
relation
advertising
Examples
Agriculture
Local utilities
LO1
8-3
8-4
Average Revenue
Revenue per unit
AR = TR/Q = P
Total Revenue
TR = P X Q
Marginal Revenue
Extra revenue from 1 more unit
MR = TR/Q
LO3
8-5
QD
Firms
Revenue
Data
TR
MR
0 $131
$0
] $131
1 131 131
] 131
2 131 262
] 131
3 131 393
] 131
4 131 524
] 131
5 131 655
] 131
6 131 786
] 131
7 131 917
] 131
8 131 1048
] 131
9 131 1179
131
10 131 1310 ]
LO3
TR
D = MR = AR
8-6
Three questions:
Should the firm produce?
If so, what amount?
What economic profit (loss) will be
realized?
LO3
8-7
(2)
Total Fixed Cost
(TFC)
(3)
Total Variable
Costs (TVC)
(4)
Total Cost
(TC)
(5)
Total Revenue
(TR)
(6)
Profit (+)
or Loss (-)
$100
$0
$100
$0
$-100
100
90
190
131
-59
100
170
270
262
-8
100
240
340
393
+53
100
300
400
524
+124
100
370
470
655
+185
100
450
550
786
+236
100
540
640
917
+277
100
650
750
1048
+298
100
780
880
1179
+299
10
100
930
1030
1310
+280
LO3
8-8
Total Economic
Profit
$1800
1700
1600
1500
1400
1300
1200
1100
1000
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
LO3
Break-Even Point
(Normal Profit)
Total Revenue, (TR)
Maximum
Economic
Profit
$299
Total Cost,
(TC)
P=$131
Break-Even Point
(Normal Profit)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Quantity Demanded (Sold)
$500
400
300
200
100
Total Economic
Profit
$299
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Quantity Demanded (Sold)
8-9
(2)
Average
Fixed Cost
(AFC)
(3)
Average
Variable
Costs (AVC)
(4)
Average
Total Cost
(ATC)
(5)
Marginal
Cost
(MC)
(5)
Price =
Marginal
Revenue
(MR)
LO3
(6)
Total
Economic
Profit (+)
or Loss (-)
$-100
$100.00
$90.00
$190
$90
$131
-59
50.00
85.00
135
80
131
-8
33.33
80.00
113.33
70
131
+53
25.00
75.00
100.00
60
131
+124
20.00
74.00
94.00
70
131
+185
16.67
75.00
91.67
80
131
+236
14.29
77.14
91.43
90
131
+277
12.50
81.25
93.75
110
131
+298
11.11
86.67
97.78
130
131
+299
10
10.00
93.00
103.00
150
131
+280
8-10
$200
MR = MC
150
MC
P=$131
MR = P
ATC
Economic Profit
100
AVC
A=$97.78
50
10
Output
LO3
8-11
Loss-Minimizing Case
Loss minimization
Still produce because P > minAVC
Losses at a minimum where
MR=MC
LO3
8-12
Loss-Minimizing Case
$200
MC
150
Loss
A=$91.67
ATC
AVC
100
P=$81
50
MR = P
V = $75
10
Output
LO3
8-13
Shutdown Case
$200
MC
150
ATC
V = $74
100
AVC
MR = P
P=$71
50
10
Output
LO3
8-14
LO3
Question
Answer
8-15
LO4
(1)
Quantity
Supplied,
Single
Firm
(2)
Total
Quantity
Supplied,
1000 Firms
(3)
Product
Price
(4)
Total
Quantity
Demanded
10
10,000
$151
4,000
9,000
131
6,000
8,000
111
8,000
7,000
91
9,000
6,000
81
11,000
71
13,000
61
16,000
8-16
Economic
Profit
ATC
d
$111
$111
AVC
LO4
8000
8-17