ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS WITH NUMERALS (e.g. 10, not "ten"). DO NOT INCLUDE UNITS (Like $). DO NOT INCLUDE PUNCTUATION (like , or .). Assume that the cost function for coronavirus testing machines, for any firm, is of the form C(q) = 5000 + (1/2)q? where q is the output of a single firm. Assume the demand for the machines is D(p) = 400 - p. Part 1. If this were a competitive market with free entry, what would be the long-run price of testing machines? The price will be Part 2. How many fırms would this market accommodate if it were perfectly competitive? There will be 28 fırms. Part 3. What is the consumer surplus for this perfectly competitive testing market? Consumer surplus will be
ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS WITH NUMERALS (e.g. 10, not "ten"). DO NOT INCLUDE UNITS (Like $). DO NOT INCLUDE PUNCTUATION (like , or .). Assume that the cost function for coronavirus testing machines, for any firm, is of the form C(q) = 5000 + (1/2)q? where q is the output of a single firm. Assume the demand for the machines is D(p) = 400 - p. Part 1. If this were a competitive market with free entry, what would be the long-run price of testing machines? The price will be Part 2. How many fırms would this market accommodate if it were perfectly competitive? There will be 28 fırms. Part 3. What is the consumer surplus for this perfectly competitive testing market? Consumer surplus will be
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ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS WITH NUMERALS (e.g. 10, not "ten"). DO NOT INCLUDE UNITS
(Like $). DO NOT INCLUDE PUNCTUATION (like , or .).
Assume that the cost function for coronavirus testing machines, for any firm, is of the form C(q) =
5000 + (1/2)q? where q is the output of a single firm. Assume the demand for the machines is D(p) =
400 - p.
Part 1. If this were a competitive market with free entry, what would be the long-run price of testing
machines? The price will be |
Part 2. How many fırms would this market accommodate if it were perfectly competitive? There will
be 28
firms.
Part 3. What is the consumer surplus for this perfectly competitive testing market? Consumer
surplus will be
In order to "reduce waste" the government has used the Defense Production Act to consolidate the
testing industry within a single firm. The new firm Kaplan America has a cost function of C(Q) =
14,400 + 40Q, where Q is now the output of the single firm in the industry.
Part 4. What is the new market price of testing machines if Kaplan America is allowed to set prices in
a profit maximizing way?
Part 5. What is the Profit (not Producer Surplus) of Kaplan America if they are allowed to set prices in
a profit maximizing way?
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