ECO101 Final Exam Prep
Week 1
Lecture
ECO101 - Week 01 Equilibrium.pdf
- ECO101 Lecture 01
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- 2
- When
- When
- Good y is a complement in consumption for good x
- Examples of complements in production:
- Beef and leather
- Example of substitute in production:
- Sedans and SUVS
- 3
- See that good Y is a substitute in consumption for good X
- 4
- 5
- Consumer with
- Purchase blueberries
with - and strawberries with
at - Relative price of strawberries is?
- It's
- Consumer with
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- 7
- 9
- An increase in supply can be caused by any of the following except:
- A rise in the price of a complement in production
- A fall in the price of a substitute in production
- An improvement in technology
- An increase in the price of an input to production
- An increase in supply can be caused by any of the following except:
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- 12
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left=-0.5; right=18; top=30; bottom=-0.5; --- y=28-2x y=20-2x y=2x-4 (6,8) (8,12)
- 15
- An economist will infer that a higher Equilibrium price and lower quantity could be caused by: an increase in the price of substitute in production.
Tutorial
- 1
left=-0.5; right=180; top=250; bottom=-0.5; --- y=240-2x y=200-2x y=2x+40 (50,140) (40,120)
Applications
Week 2
Lecture
ECO101 - Week 02 Elasticity.pdf
ECO101 Lecture 02
- 1
- 3 factors that lead to an inelastic demand curve
- If you require this thing
- If there's no substitutes
- Lag
- How it's related to slope
- If you're inelastic, it means your slope is higher.
- 3 factors that lead to an inelastic demand curve
- 2
- Find elasticity from
- 5
- Find ownprice elasticity of demand
- 6
- When we have unit elasticity, we have max revenue.
- 8
- Total expenditures on this good are at a maximum when sellers charge a price of
- We know when we have unit elasticity, we have max spend.
- On a linear demand curve, this is the mid point
- So
is when we maximize spend.
Tutorial
- 1
- Find price elasticity from
- 2
- Calculate the price at which demand is unit elastic
- At
it's unit elastic.
- 3
- Find max expenditure
- When it's unit elastic
is the point
- 4
- Find the cross-price elasticity for good
Applications
Week 3
ECO101 - Week 03 Regulation.pdf
Lecture
- 2
- a
- b
- After tax
-
- Regular
- Taxed
- Regular
- Regular
- Taxed
- Regular
- Regular
- Taxed
- Regular
left=-0.5; right=15; top=15; bottom=-0.5; --- x=12-2y x=2y x=2(y-2) (6,3) (4,4)
- 3
- a
- Before Subsidy
- After Subsidy
- Before Subsidy
- b
- Consumer Surplus
- Producer Surplus
- Government Surplus
- Total Surplus
left=-0.5; right=15; top=8; bottom=-0.5; --- x=12-2y x=2y x=2(y+2) (6,3) (8,2) (0,6) (0,3) (0,2) y=3|dashed|0<=x<=6 y=2|dashed|0<=x<=8
- Consumer Surplus
Tutorial
- 1
- Calculate consumer surplus when a price ceiling is introduced at
- Pre-ceiling
- Post ceiling
- Consumer Surplus
- Pre-ceiling
- Post-ceiling
- Pre-ceiling
- Efficiency Loss
- Pre =
- Post
left=-0.5; right=45; top=45; bottom=-0.5; --- f(y)=40-y g(y)=y (20,20) y=10|dotted (10,10) (30,10) x=10|dashed|0<=y<=10 x=30|dashed|0<=y<=10 x<f(y)|x<g(y)|y>20 x<f(y)|x<g(y)|y>10 y < 40 - x \{ y > x \} \{ x > 10 \} - Pre =
- 2
- Initial
- Post
- Points
- Calculate efficiency loss
left=-0.5; right=300; top=600; bottom=-0.5; --- f(y)=0.5y-20 g(y)=280-0.5y (130,300) (180,400) (80,400) y=400|dotted x=80|dashed|0<=y<=400 x=180|dashed|0<=y<=400 x<=g(y)\{x<=f(y)\} \{x>=80\}
- 3
- Initial
- After tax
- Solve for bottom of government revenue
- Efficiency Loss
left=-0.5; right=100; top=200; bottom=100; --- f(y)=140-0.5y g(y)=0.5y-20 h(y)=0.5(y-20)-20 (60,160) (55,170) x<=f(y)|x<=g(y)|x>=55 y=150|dashed|0<=x<=55 y=170|dashed|0<=x<=55 x=55|dashed|150<=y<=170
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- Find efficiency gain if the ceiling was eliminated
- Initial with ceiling
- CS
- PS
- TS
- Without ceiling
- CS
- PS
- TS
illustrating a gain in efficiency.
left=-2; right=105;
top=105; bottom=-2;
---
f(y)=100-y
g(y)=y
(80,20)
(20,20)
(50,50)
y=20|0<=x<=80|dashed
x=20|0<=y<=20|dashed
x=80|0<=y<=20|dashed
Applications
Week 4
Lecture
ECO101 - Week 04 International.pdf
- Imported good
- Equilibrium
- See that it's cheaper elsewhere
left=-0.5; right=13; top=7; bottom=-0.5; --- x=12-2y x=2y (6,3) (10,1) (2,1) y=1|dashed|0<=x<=10 x=2|dashed|0<=y<=1 x=10|dashed|0<=y<=1 y=3|dashed|0<=x<=6
- Exported good
- Equilibrium
- See that it's expensive elsewhere
- Efficiency Gain
left=-0.5; right=13; top=7; bottom=-0.5; --- x=12-2y x=2y (6,3) (2,5) (10,5) y=5|dashed|0<=x<=10 x=2|dashed|0<=y<=5 x=10|dashed|0<=y<=5 y=3|dashed|0<=x<=6
- Two Country Equilibrium
- It's cheaper in country
- Import Tariffs
tariff - Initial
- Cheaper elsewhere so we import
- Imported
- Tariffed
- Imported after tariff
- See that after tariff, there's no willingness to supply.
- So tariff worked to keep people buying domestically.
- Solve for bottom point
- Consumer Surplus:
- Pre-tariff
- After tariff
- Pre-tariff
- Producer Surplus:
- Pre-tariff
- After tariff
- Pre-tariff
- Government Surplus:
- Pre-tariff
- After tariff:
- Pre-tariff
- Total Surplus:
- Pre-tariff
- After tariff
left=-1; right=13; top=7; bottom=-1; --- x=12-2y|Label: Demand x=2y|Label: Supply y=1|dashed|Label: World Price (Pw) y=2|dashed|Label: Pw + Tariff (6,3)|Label: Autarky (2,1)|Label: Qs Free Trade (10,1)|Label: Qd Free Trade (4,2)|Label: Qs Tariff (8,2)|Label: Qd Tariff - Pre-tariff
- Import Quotas
- Autarky
- Imported
- Quota of
- Max imported can be
- Area under world price and points is what we want
- Max imported can be
- Consumer Surplus
- Pre:
- Post:
- Pre:
- Producer Surplus
- Pre:
- Post:
- Pre:
- Licensee Surplus
- Total Surplus
left=-1; right=13; top=7; bottom=-1; --- x=12-2y|Label: Demand x=2y|Label: Supply y=1|dashed|Label: World Price (Pw) (6,3)|Label: Autarky (2,1)|Label: Qs Free Trade (10,1)|Label: Qd Free Trade (7,5/2)|Label: Qd Quota (5,5/2)|Label: Qs Quota x=5|dashed|0<=y<=5/2 x=7|dashed|0<=y<=5/2 y=5/2|dashed|0<=x<=7
Tutorial
- 1
tariff - Autarky
- Free Trade
- Tariff
- Efficiency Loss
- We can do this because it's symmetrical
- Efficiency loss will depend on the elasticity, when both are very inelastic, we will have the least efficiency loss. When both are very elastic, we have a huge efficiency loss.
left=-2; right=25; top=25; bottom=-2; --- y=4(x-3)+5|dotted y=-4(x-19)+5|dotted x=y-2 x=24-y (11,13) (19,5) (3,5) (16,8) (6,8) y=5|dashed|0<=x y=8|dashed|0<=x x=19|dashed|0<=y<=5 x=16|dashed|0<=y<=8 x=3|dashed|0<=y<=5 x=6|dashed|0<=y<=8
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- Autarky
- Free trade
- Points
- Efficiency Gain
- This depends on elasticity
- If both are very elastic, then we have a bigger efficiency gain
left=-2; right=100; top=100; bottom=-2; --- x=80-y x=y y=60|dashed y=-4(x-20)+60|dotted y=4(x-60)+60|dotted (40,40) (60,60) (20,60)
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- Find consumer surplus
- Autarky
- Free trade
- Consumer Surplus
- Points
- What will give the largest efficiency gain?
- Supply and demand be very inelastic
left=-2; right=65; top=65; bottom=-2; --- (30,30) (50,10) (10,10) x=60-y y=x y=4(x-10)+10 y=-4(x-50)+10 y=10|dashed
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- Autarky
quota - World price
- Find efficiency loss
- Since symmetry
is our efficiency loss - Size of efficiency loss will be greatest when both supply and demand are both very elastic
- Points
left=-2; right=17;
top=17; bottom=-2;
---
x=16-y
y=x
(8,8)
y=5|dashed
y=2|dashed
(11,5)
(5,5)
(14,2)
(2,2)
Week 5
Tutorial
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and want to purchase a public good - Their marginal benefits
- How much should each roommate spend?
- Inverse each function
- Points
- Total Benefit
- Optimal quantity is
- Split on
roommate roommate
left=-1; right=9; top=7; bottom=-1; --- y=4-0.5x y=2-0.5x y=6-x - Inverse each function
- 2
- Negative externality
- Private costs
- How can we shift
- Or
- Efficiency Loss
left=-5; right=405; top=105; bottom=-5; --- f(x)=100-0.25x g(x)=40+0.25x h(x)=40+0.75x j(x)=0.25x+70 (120,70) (60,85) x=120|dashed|0<=y x=60|dashed|0<=y
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- People going on the go is
- This means that we have
on the go and on the QEW. minutes - Cooperative
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- Positive externality
- Initial
- Social
- How to shift
towards left=-2; right=200; top=200; bottom=-2; --- y=140-0.75x y=80-0.75x y=80-0.25x y=20+0.25x
Week 6
Lecture
left=-2; right=105; top=105; bottom=-2; --- y=100-2x y=20+2x y=20x+x^2 y=100x-x^2 (20,60)
Tutorial
ECO101- Week 06 Environmental.pdf
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- Perfectly competitive market
- Receive a price of
for output - This creates pollution so
- Private
- Social
- We want to shift
towards left=-2; right=10; top=30; bottom=-2; --- y=20 y=4x y=4x+4|dashed y=5x
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 3
- Two polluting firms
units of abatement - Total we need
units of abatement. - Price is
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and - Calculate Optimal Abatement
- Calculate Split
- Cost before and after
- It's better overall.
Week 7
ECO101 - Week 07 Household Demand.pdf
Tutorial
- 1
- Bundle A
- Tangency
- Budget Line
- Utility
- Tangency
- Bundle C
- Tangency
- Budget Line
- Utility
- Tangency
- Bundle B only if change in price, none, so no bundle B.
left=-2; right=100; top=100; bottom=-2; --- xy=3200 xy=800 0.5x+0.25y=80 0.5x+0.25y=40
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- Bundle A
- Tangency
- Budget Line
- Utility
- Tangency
- Bundle C
- Tangency
- Budget Line
- Utility
- Tangency
- Bundle B
- Utility of A and price of C
- Budget Line
- 3
- We want
- TBU
- Tangency
- Budget Line
- Utility
left=-2; right=100; top=500; bottom=-2; --- 30x+2y=600 xy=1500 (10,5*30)
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- Bundle A
- Tangency
- Budget Line
- Utility
- Tangency
- Bundle C
- Tangency
- Budget Line
- Utility
- Tangency
- Bundle B
- Utility A, tangency C
- Budget Line
- Cost to join this price club?
Week 8
Tutorial
ECO101 - Week 08 Household Supply.pdf
- 1
- Bundle A
- Tangency
- Budget Line
- Utility
- Tangency
- Savings
left=-2; right=200; top=200; bottom=-2; --- xy=4500 x+0.8y=120 (60,75) (80,50)
- 2
- Tangency
- Budget Line
- Utility
left=-2; right=50; top=200; bottom=-2; --- f(z)=180-5z xy=1620 (18,90)
- 3
- Bundle A
- Tangency
- Budget Line
- Utility
- Tangency
are saved
left=-2; right=100; top=100; bottom=-2; --- xy=2645 x+0.8y=92 (46,57.5) (60,40)
- 4
- Tangency
- Budget Line
- Utility
left=-2; right=40; top=20; bottom=-2; --- xy=162 f(z)=18-0.5z (18,9)
Week 9
Tutorial
ECO101 - Week 09 Short Run Firms.pdf
- 1
- Profit maximizing firm
- Calculate shutdown price
- This is when your
- When is
left=-5; right=100; top=2000; bottom=-5; --- y=x^2-40x+1400 y=x^2-40x+1400+4000x^{-1} y=3x^2-80x+1400 (20,1000)
- 2
- Find new labour
- Bundle A
- Max profits at
- Bundle B
- Profit
left=-2; right=300; top=200; bottom=-2; --- y=1/2 x+ 32 y=1/4 x+ 64 y=8\sqrt{x}
- 4
- Price taking firm
- Isolate
- Bundle A
- Bundle B
- Isoprofit lines
left=-2; right=30; top=30; bottom=-2; --- y=1/2 x+8 y=2x+2 y=4\sqrt{x} (1,4) (16,16)
Week 10
Lecture
Tutorial
ECO101 - Week 10 Long Run Firms.pdf
- 1
- Bundle A
- Tangency
- Sufficiency
- Optimize
- Find cost
- Utility
- Tangency
- Bundle B
- Tangency
- Sufficiency
- Utility
left=-2; right=80; top=80; bottom=-2; --- y=72-4x y=72-x xy=324 xy=1296 (36,36) (9,36) - Tangency
- 2
- Cost minimizing firm
- Short run costs
- Bundle A
- Tangency Condition
- Sufficiency
- Budget Line
- Utility
- Tangency Condition
- Bundle B
- Tangency
- Sufficiency
- Since
was
- Budget Line
- Utility
left=-2; right=20; top=20; bottom=-2; --- xy=4 xy=2 y=10-x y=8-x y=4-x - Tangency
- 3
- Cost minimizing business
- Short run, since capital is fixed
- Bundle A
- Tangency
- Sufficiency
- Costs
- Utility
- Tangency
- Bundle B
- Same Capital
- Tangency
- Sufficiency
- Costs
- Utility
left=-2; right=1500; top=1500; bottom=-2; --- (300,300) (150,600) y=1200-4x y=600-x xy=90000
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- Long run
- Bundle A
- Tangency
- Sufficiency
- Cost
- Budget Line
- Utility
- Tangency
- Bundle B
- Tangency
- Sufficiency
- Cost
- Budget Line
- Utility
- Tangency
- So initially she will hire
workers, now she'll hire . left=-2; right=80; top=80; bottom=-2; --- xy=81 xy=1296 y=36-4x y=72-x (9/2,18) (36,36)
Week 11
Lecture
- 1
- a
- Find long run cost
- Tangency
- Sufficiency
- Cost
- MES
- Find quantity of industry
- Find firms
- b
- Industry Supply
- So
- Industry Supply
- c
- What if demand is now
- Bundle A
- We have the same amount of firms
- Tangency
- Sufficiency
- Cost
- MES
- Quantity of industry
- Quantity of firms
- Industry Supply
- What if demand is now
- 1
- Bundle A: short run
- Industry Quantity:
- Firm Quantity:
- Bundle B: Long run
- MES
- Firms:
- 2
- Bundle A
- Industry Quantity
- Firm Quantity
- Bundle B
- Industry Quantity
- Firm Quantity
- Industry Quantity
- 3
- In the short run, there are
firms - Find market price
- When do we have
firms
Tutorial
ECO101 - Week 11 Competition.pdf
- 1
- How many firms will be in the industry?
- Firms
- 2
subsidy - How many firms will enter?
- Bundle A:
- Bundle C:
- Subsidy reduces costs
- Bundle B:
left=-2; right=2500; top=300; bottom=-2; --- x=2400-20y x=10y+200 x=15y+300 x=10y (800,80) (1200,60) (2800/3,220/3)
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tax - How many firms in both sections
- Bundle A
- Firms
- Industry Supply
- Autarky
- Bundle C
- Tax adds to cost
- Bundle B
- Graph:
left=-100; right=4000; top=160; bottom=-10; --- x = 3600 - 20y | label: Demand x = 25y | label: Supply A (No Tax) x = 25y - 500 | label: Supply B (SR Tax) x = 20y - 400 | label: Supply C (LR Tax) (2000, 80) | label: A (1777.78, 91.11) | label: B (1600, 100) | label: Cleft=-0.5; right=3.5; top=150; bottom=-10; --- y = 40x | label: MC y = 20x + 80/x | label: AC y = 40x + 20 | label: MC + Tax y = 20x + 20 + 80/x | label: AC + Tax (2, 80) | label: A (2, 100) | label: C (1.77777, 91.1111) | label: B
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and - Find market supply
- We have two firms, so we can just add them up.
left=-2; right=70; top=90; bottom=-2; --- x=60-0.75p x=3/4 y x=1/4 y x=1/2 y (24,48)|Label:A (15,60)|Label:B (30,40)|Label:C
Week 12
Lecture
- 1
, firms optimal , socially optimal - To subsidize to get to the socially optimal
Tutorial
- 1
- Monopolist
- Eliminate efficiency loss with a subsidy
- Socially optimal point
left=-2; right=305; top=305; bottom=-2; --- y=300-x y=x y=300-2x y=x-150 (150,150) (100,100)
- 2
- Monopolist
- Calculate profits if they use a two-part tariff
- Socially optimal at
- Firm's optimal at
- Consumer surplus
is our fee
- 3
where in both cases - Create
left=-2; right=30; top=15; bottom=-2; --- y=10-0.5x y=10-x y=10|dashed (8,6) (4,8)left=-2; right=30; top=15; bottom=-2; --- y=14-0.5x y=14-x (6,8)
- 4
- Consumer Surplus
- Profits before
- Profits after
left=-2; right=400; top=50; bottom=-2; --- y=40-0.15x | label: Demand (AR) y=40-0.3x | label: MR y=32-0.1x | label: MC (40,28) | label: MR=MC Intersection (40,34) | label: Monopoly Price (160,16) | label: Social Optimum
Final Exams
April 2023
- eco101h-m23.pdf
- 1
- Quota
- PS
- PS
left=-2; right=125; top=125; bottom=-2; --- x=2y-40 x=120-2y y=30|dashed (40,40) (60,30) (20,30)
- 2
- Equilibrium prices
is a substitute in consumption - Cross price elasticity of demand at original equilibrium
left=-2; right=125; top=125; bottom=-2; --- x=2y-40 x=120-2y+40 x=120-2y+80 (60,50) (80,60)
- 3
-
- Roommate A with demand p = 100 – 20q and roommate B with demand p = 80 – 10q will purchase a non-rival, non-excludable public good at a price of 60 dollars per unit.
- a. Provide a Marginal Cost and Marginal Benefit Diagram to illustrate and quantify optimal quantities for this good.
- b. Roommate A should contribute
dollars towards the purchase of this good. has has per unit is socially optimal
- Split between
's split is 's split is
- So roommate
should pay: - Total Cost
total cost
-
- 4
- A utility maximizing consumer with
pays , and has income . If she joins a price club, she will pay , . - a. Provide an Indifference Curve and Budget Line Diagram to illustrate and quantify the Substitution Effect and the Income Effect of this price change.
- b. The maximum amount she would pay to purchase a membership at this club is equal to
dollars. - Bundle A
- Tangency
- Budget Line
- Utility
- Tangency
- Bundle C
- Tangency
- Budget Line
- Utility
- Tangency
- Price to pay
- Utility of A
- Prices of C
- Since
is the price to pay.
- A utility maximizing consumer with
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- A cost minimizing firm with production function
pays , and produces units of output. Next month the firm will expand to . In the short run the firm cannot change capital. In the long run both capital and labour can be varied. - a. Provide an Isoquant and Isocost Diagram to illustrate the original choice as "A", the short run choice as "B" and long run choice as "C".
- b. The Short Run Total Cost of producing
is equal to . - Cost minimizing firm
- Short run capital is fixed.
- Long run both are variable.
- Bundle A
- Tangency
- Sufficiency
- Cost
- Find point
- Budget Line
- Tangency
- Bundle B
- Short run, capital is the same,
- Tangency
- Sufficiency
- Cost
- Find Points
- Budget Line
- Short run, capital is the same,
- Bundle C
- Long run
- Tangency
- Sufficiency
- Cost
- Find Points
- Budget Line
left=-2; right=330; top=90; bottom=-2; --- y=40-x/4 y=50-x/4 y=20-x/4 (80,20) (160,10) (40,10) 1600=xy 400=xy
- A cost minimizing firm with production function
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- Each firm in a constant costs competitive industry has C = 2q2 + 8 and MC = 4q. Demand is Q = 480 – 20P. Next month the government will introduce a lump sum tax of 24 dollars. a. Provide the usual 2-panel diagram showing "The Firm" and "The Industry" to illustrate and quantify the impact of this tax. b. Total tax revenues are equal to x dollars.
- Lump Sum Tax of
- Bundle A
- Firm costs
- Bundle C
- Firm Costs
- Graphs:
left=-2; right=500; top=50; bottom=-2; --- x=480-20y y=16|dashed y=8|dashed (160,16) (320,8)left=-2; right=10; top=20; bottom=-2; --- y=4x y=16|dashed y=8|dashed (4,16) (2,8) y=(x-4)^2+16 y=(x-2)^2+8|x>0 - Tax revenue
ECO101 June 2023 Exam
- Perfectly competitive constant cost market
- Long run equilibrium is
- The government requires each seller must have a
dollar license - Because you increase the costs, prices will go up and demand will go down.
Week 11 Again
Tutorial
ECO101 - Week 11 Competition.pdf
-
1
- Per firm:
is at - There will be
firms
-
2
- Firms
- Market Demand is
subsidy - Bundle A:
- Bundle C:
- Subsidy reduces costs
- Bundle B: Same firm amount as A with subsidy
- Graph:
- Industry:
left=-2; right=2500; top=150; bottom=-2; --- x=2400-20y x=15y+300 x=10y+200 x=10y (800,80) (1200,60) (2800/3,220/3) y=80|dashed y=60|dashed y=220/3|dashed - Firm:
left=-2; right=20; top=150; bottom=-2; --- y=40x-20 y=40x (2,80) (2,60) (7/3,220/3) y=80|dashed y=60|dashed y=220/3|dashed y=(x-2)^2+80 y=(x-2)^2+60 y=(x-7/3)^2+220/3
- Industry:
- Firms
-
3
tax - Bundle A:
- Firms
- Bundle C:
- Tax makes everything cost more
- Bundle B:
, - Firms haven't had time to exit yet.
- Graph
- Industry
left=-2; top=190; right=3610; bottom=-2; --- x=3600-20y x=25y-500 x=20y-400 x=25y (1600,100) (2000,80) (16000/9,820/9) y=100|dashed y=80|dashed y=820/9|dashed - Firm
left=-2; top=200; right=10; bottom=-2; --- y=40x y=40x+20 (2,100) (2,80) (16/9,820/9) y=100|dashed y=80|dashed y=820/9|dashed y=4(x-2)^2+100 y=4(x-2)^2+80
-
4
- Find the market supply
- Aggregate
because there's two firms
- Solve for equilibrium price and quantity
- Graphs:
- Industry
left=-2; right=70; top=90; bottom=-2; --- x=60-0.75y x=3/4y (30,40) y=40|dashed - Firm
left=-2; right=70; top=90; bottom=-2; --- x=3/4y x=1/4y x=1/2y (20,40) (10,40) (30,40) y=40|dashed
-
-