Assume Coal Ben is selling Hamburger plates that have an average cost of $3 at an initial price o $6 so that its sales are 25 hundred. Now suppose that using new equipment that pre-forms the burgers Coal Bens average costs per burger are reduced to $1, per data in the table below. Quantity Initial Reduced Price Demanded Cost Cost Curve Curve 11 3 1 10 3 1 10 9 3 1 15 3 1 20 7 3 1 25 6 3 1 30 5 1 35 4 3 1 40 3 3 1 45 3 1 50 3 55 3 1 a. Graphically depict the range of where the old and new equilibrium price and quantity demanded and supplied for this market will lie using the “Demand and Cost Model" (DCM) and explain your answer. (Note: In the DCM model the profit maximizing price equals the average of the intercept of the demand curve, in this case $11, and average cost.) b. What are the major differences between the SDM and the DCM?
Assume Coal Ben is selling Hamburger plates that have an average cost of $3 at an initial price o $6 so that its sales are 25 hundred. Now suppose that using new equipment that pre-forms the burgers Coal Bens average costs per burger are reduced to $1, per data in the table below. Quantity Initial Reduced Price Demanded Cost Cost Curve Curve 11 3 1 10 3 1 10 9 3 1 15 3 1 20 7 3 1 25 6 3 1 30 5 1 35 4 3 1 40 3 3 1 45 3 1 50 3 55 3 1 a. Graphically depict the range of where the old and new equilibrium price and quantity demanded and supplied for this market will lie using the “Demand and Cost Model" (DCM) and explain your answer. (Note: In the DCM model the profit maximizing price equals the average of the intercept of the demand curve, in this case $11, and average cost.) b. What are the major differences between the SDM and the DCM?
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![1. Assume Coal Ben is selling Hamburger plates that have an average cost of $3 at an initial price of
$6 so that its sales are 25 hundred. Now suppose that using new equipment that pre-forms the
burgers Coal Bens average costs per burger are reduced to $1, per data in the table below.
Quantity
Initial
Reduced
Price
Demanded
Cost
Cost
Curve
Curve
11
3
1
10
3
1
10
3
1
15
8
3
1
20
7
1
25
6
30
3
1
35
4
3
1
40
3
3
1
45
1
50
1
3
1
55
3
1
a. Graphically depict the range of where the old and new equilibrium price and quantity
demanded and supplied for this market will lie using the "Demand and Cost Model"
(DCM) and explain your answer. (Note: In the DCM model the profit maximizing price
equals the average of the intercept of the demand curve, in this case $11,
cost.)
b. What are the major differences between the SDM and the DCM?
, and
average](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fb598839e-2f0a-4e6f-b76c-2738a8a482b4%2Ff44a18c9-3d94-4b0e-b7af-e551f8e4140e%2Fus675ai_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:1. Assume Coal Ben is selling Hamburger plates that have an average cost of $3 at an initial price of
$6 so that its sales are 25 hundred. Now suppose that using new equipment that pre-forms the
burgers Coal Bens average costs per burger are reduced to $1, per data in the table below.
Quantity
Initial
Reduced
Price
Demanded
Cost
Cost
Curve
Curve
11
3
1
10
3
1
10
3
1
15
8
3
1
20
7
1
25
6
30
3
1
35
4
3
1
40
3
3
1
45
1
50
1
3
1
55
3
1
a. Graphically depict the range of where the old and new equilibrium price and quantity
demanded and supplied for this market will lie using the "Demand and Cost Model"
(DCM) and explain your answer. (Note: In the DCM model the profit maximizing price
equals the average of the intercept of the demand curve, in this case $11,
cost.)
b. What are the major differences between the SDM and the DCM?
, and
average
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