Market Competition Robert McGill BA 201 Microeconomics 4 April 2011 Market Competition 1. Fill in the table below. Assume TC stands for Total Cost‚ TFC as Total Fixed Cost‚ TVC as Total Variable Cost‚ ATC as Average Total Cost‚ AFC as Average Fixed Cost‚ AVC as Average Variable Cost‚ and MC as Marginal Cost. TC TFC TVC ATC AFC AVC MC Units of Output 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 20 1 21 20 1 1 2 24 20 4 12 10 2 3 3 32 20 12 10.67 6.67 4 8 4 48 20 28 12 5 7 16 5 75 20 55 12
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branches that is micro and macroeconomics MICROECONOMICS: Micro means ‘Small’ so it indicates study of small economic units. The word micro is derived from a Greek word Mikroos. Microeconomics is the study of the economic system from the perspective of households and business firms; it focuses on the nature of individual consumption and production units within a particular market or economic system. Also Microeconomics is the study of decisions that people and organizations make
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UNIT 3 Microeconomics MULTIPLE-CHOICE SAMPLE QUESTIONS Sample Multiple-Choice Questions Circletheletterofeachcorrectanswer. 1. True statements about the theory of the firm in the short run and long run include which of the following? I. All input costs are fixed in the short run. II. All input costs are variable in the long run. III. At least one input price is fixed in the short run. (A) I only (B) II only (C) III only (D) I and II only (E) II and III only 3. Whichofthefollowingstatementsabouta
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Between microeconomics and macroeconomics. Identify each of the following topics as being part of microeconomics or macroeconomics‚ and state your reason why: 20 Marks (2 Marks each) a. the impact of an increase in consumer income on the purchase of luxury automobiles Answer to A. Microeconomics because it looks at economic problems faced by individual within the overall economy. b. the effect of a change in the price of Coke on the purchase of Pepsi Answer to B. Microeconomics because
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Essential Graphs for Microeconomics Basic Economic Concepts ( Production Possibilities Curve Nature & Functions of Product Markets ( Demand and Supply: Market clearing equilibrium (Floors and Ceilings (Consumer and Producer Surplus (Effect of Taxes Theory of the Firm (Short Run Cost (Long Run Cost
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(i) Collusion is common among oligopoly firms. Discuss the factors that make collusion likely to succeed. Use the relevant industry to support your answer. Oligopolistic firms are known to be independent as there are only a few sellers dominating the market; therefore changes in the price‚ sales or output of a firm will surely affect their competitors. The telecommunication industry in Malaysia exhibits the oligopoly market. For instance‚ Maxis or Digi customers are more likely to subscribe to Celcom
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According to the principles of microeconomics market structures can be identified as perfect competition‚ oligopoly or monopoly. In our society today and the way business is conducted‚ market structures are not strictly defined by on of these particular types. They can be composed of a mix of them. A market structure that has a higher level of competition can be more efficient than those that have lower levels of competition. We know this since lower competition increases the producer’s surplus;
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Main Factors affecting product pricing in the UK In the UK‚ there are factors which affect how a company chooses to price their products. This is known as product pricing. Having a good product pricing strategy is essential to maintain a high profit margin‚ creating brand loyalty or superiority and remaining competitive. We will discuss the factors affecting product pricing‚ to see why it is so important for firms to take into different factors and variables when deciding their product price.
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Price discrimination Price discrimination is the practice of selling the same product at different prices to different customers‚ when there is no difference in the cost to produce the product. Price discrimination is done to maximize profits. This occurs when market prices are set differently to different buyers‚ according to the willingness of each buyer to pay (demand curve) rather than setting a uniform price. It can be seen in the image below how if the seller kept the uniform price of Africa’s
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PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMIC (DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MICROECONOMICS AND MACROECONOMICS) CERTIFICATE IN ESTATE AGENCY (CEA) HAFIFI BINTI HAMDAN 940113-10-5504 LECTURER: MRS. NORZIHA BINTI ISMAIL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MICROECONOMICS AND MACROECONOMICS The study of economics is divided into microeconomics and macroeconomics by the modern economists. Both of them discuss the economic activities but are used in different sectors under different circumstances. In spite of having some similarities‚
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