Economics: Principles & Policy
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Author: William J. Baumol; Alan S. Blinder; John L. Solow
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Only one firm produces and sells soccer balls in the country of Wiknam, and as the story begins, international trade in soccer balls is prohibited. The
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Only one firm produces and sells soccer balls in the country of Wiknam, and as the story begins, international trade in soccer balls is prohibited. The following equations describe the monopolist's demand, marginal revenue, total cost, and marginal cost:
Demand: P = 10 - Q
Marginal Revenue:MR = 10 - 2 Q
Total Cost TC= 3 + Q+0.5 Q2
Marginal Cost: MC= 1+ Q,
where Q is quantity and Pis the price measured in Wiknamian dollars.
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c. In our analysis of international trade in Chapter a country becomes an exporter when the price without trade is below the…
Only one firm produces and sells soccer balls in the country of Wiknam, and as the story begins, international trade in soccer balls is prohibited. The following equations describe the monopolist's demand, marginal revenue, total cost, and marginal cost:
Demand:
P=15−QP=15−Q
Marginal Revenue:
MR=15−2QMR=15−2Q
Total Cost:
TC=3+Q+0.5Q2TC=3+Q+0.5Q2
Marginal Cost:
MC=3+QMC=3+Q
where QQ is quantity and PP is the price measured in Wiknamian dollars.
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