Lesson 19

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Industry Firm

P P
MC = S

P1 MR1 a AVC D1
P2 MR2 b D2
P3 MR3 c D3
P4 D1 MR4 d
MR5 e D4
P5 D2
D3 D5
D4
D5
Q5 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1
O Q O Q
Introductory Economics

Lecture 19
Industry Firm

P Costs,
revenue

S1
Se
LRAC

D1
P1 AR1
PL ARL
DL
D

O Q O QL Q
Long run industry supply curves

S1
S1 S2
S2 b S1
P b P P S2
c b
y
ppl
R-Su
a L a
a c
c
LR-Supply
D2 LR
-Su
ppl
y
D1 D2 D1 D1 D2
O (a) Constant Q O (b) Increasing Q O (c) Decreasing Q
industry cost industry cost industry cost
External External
diseconomies of economies of
scale scale
Monopoly

Table

P Q TR MR TC MC AC Tπ

8 0 0 6 -6
7 2
7 1 7 8 8 1
5 1
6 2 12 9 4.5 3
5.5 2.5 13.75 3 10 3 4 3.75
5 3 15 18 4 3
1 8
4 4 16 20 5 -4
-1 15
3 5 15 35 7 -20
Graphical illustration
P

10
MC AC
8

5.50 6

4 D

2
MR

O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Q
(a) Firm 1 (b) Firm 2 Mkt demand
curve (1 + 2)

a
P P

LRAC LRAC LRAC


b
AR1 AR2
AR = DM
O Q O Q O Q

M = 1+2

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