Generator 1 has 140 MW capacity and marginal cost is $80/MWh. Generator has 220 MW capacity and its marginal cost is $130/MWh. The inverse deman curve is: P = 465 – 0.7Q. Draw the supply curve and the inverse demand curve. At what price does supply = demand? Identify on the graph the Consumer
Generator 1 has 140 MW capacity and marginal cost is $80/MWh. Generator has 220 MW capacity and its marginal cost is $130/MWh. The inverse deman curve is: P = 465 – 0.7Q. Draw the supply curve and the inverse demand curve. At what price does supply = demand? Identify on the graph the Consumer
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Transcribed Image Text:Generator 1 has 140 MW capacity and its
marginal cost is $80/MWh. Generator 2
has 220 MW capacity and its marginal
cost is $130/MWh. The inverse demand
curve is: P = 465 – 0.7Q.
a. Draw the supply curve and the inverse
demand curve.
b. At what price does supply = demand?
c. Identify on the graph the Consumer
Surplus (CS), the Producer Surplus (PS),
and the Scarcity Rent (SR). What is the
total scarcity rent?
d. Some people argue that we should not
allow for scarcity rents (a market clearing
price that is higher than the largest
supplier bid), that instead the price
should never exceed the largest supplier
bid. What do you think, should we allow
scarcity rents? Explain.
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