Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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![¹Consider a monopoly firm- firm 1 - which is choosing to invest in a new production facility. It has
two choices:
Facility Cost Capacity
Small, S $12
2 units at zero marginal cost
Large, L $30 10 units at zero marginal cost
Both choices put a capacity constraint on the amount that the firm can produce. The firm is less
capacity constrained if it builds a larger facility; however, a larger facility also imposes a greater cost.
The demand curve for firm 1 is:
P = 12 - Q₁
A. Suppose the monopoly firm does not face any threat of entry. Will the firm invest in a small or
a large facility?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fa9bbf261-2582-4bc5-ba02-7d249a43ea7e%2Fe2f54cff-d3a3-47b7-8686-789a1422a3fb%2F2d1xsyk_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:¹Consider a monopoly firm- firm 1 - which is choosing to invest in a new production facility. It has
two choices:
Facility Cost Capacity
Small, S $12
2 units at zero marginal cost
Large, L $30 10 units at zero marginal cost
Both choices put a capacity constraint on the amount that the firm can produce. The firm is less
capacity constrained if it builds a larger facility; however, a larger facility also imposes a greater cost.
The demand curve for firm 1 is:
P = 12 - Q₁
A. Suppose the monopoly firm does not face any threat of entry. Will the firm invest in a small or
a large facility?
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