What happens if firms in an industry merge? Suppose the figure to the right represents a perfectly competitive market. Then, the firms in the industry merge, forming a monopoly. Use the line drawing tool to draw either a new marginal cost curve (MC2), a new demand curve (D2), or a new marginal revenue curve (MR2) that shows what happens in the market if the newly merged firm is more efficient than the firms were individually. Properly label this line. Carefully follow the instructions above, and only draw the required objects. 30 28- 26- 24- Price and cost per unit 22- 20 18- 16- 14- 12- 8- 6- 4- 2 -N -O 2 -+ 4 Foo S₁ MC + MR₁ D₁ 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 Quantity
What happens if firms in an industry merge? Suppose the figure to the right represents a perfectly competitive market. Then, the firms in the industry merge, forming a monopoly. Use the line drawing tool to draw either a new marginal cost curve (MC2), a new demand curve (D2), or a new marginal revenue curve (MR2) that shows what happens in the market if the newly merged firm is more efficient than the firms were individually. Properly label this line. Carefully follow the instructions above, and only draw the required objects. 30 28- 26- 24- Price and cost per unit 22- 20 18- 16- 14- 12- 8- 6- 4- 2 -N -O 2 -+ 4 Foo S₁ MC + MR₁ D₁ 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 Quantity
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