Price and cost (dollars) 16 14 12 10 2 50 MR 100 SMC ATC AVC 150 Output Refer to the figure above depicting the demand and cost curves for a monopolistically competitive firm (SMC-short run MC). Note: To get credit for correct answers, you must show your work or describe how you got your answers. a) What is the profit-maximizing or loss-minimizing level of output for the firm? (b) What is the profit-maximizing/loss minimizing price the firm will charge? (c) What is the maximum profit or minimum loss for the firm (specify whether it is profit or loss and how much)? (d) is the firm in short run or long run equilibrium? Explain.

ICE (Dollars per scooter) 3. How short-run profit or losses induce entry or exit Citrus Scooters is a company that manufactures electric scooters in a monopolistically competitive market. The following graph shows the demand curve, marginal revenue curve (MR), marginal cost curve (MC), and average total cost curve (ATC) for Citrus. Place the black point (plus symbol) on the graph to indicate the short-run profit-maximizing price and quantity for this monopolistically competitive company. Then, use the green rectangle (triangle symbols) to shade the area representing the company's profit or loss 500 450 400 360 200 250 200 150 400 50 MC- ATC MR Demand 150 200 250 300 360 400 450 500 QUANTITY (Scooters) + Monopolistically Competitive Outcome Profit or Loss (?) Given the profit-maximizing choice of output and price, Citrus Scooters is earning sellers in the industry relative to the long-run equilibrium amount. Now consider the long run in which scooter manufacturers are free to enter and…

TOTAL COST AND REVENUE (Dollars) 100 Total Cost ם Total Revenue 75 50 -25 A 50 0 1 2 5 QUANTITY (Shirts) A A Profit Calculate Neha's marginal revenue and marginal cost for the first seven shirts she produces and plot them on the following graph. Use the blue points (circle symbol) to plot marginal revenue and the orange points (square symbol) to plot marginal cost. (?) COSTS AND REVENUE (Dollars per shirt) 30 25 225 20 15 10 о OO 2 3 A 5 6 QUANTITY (Shirts) Marginal Revenue + Marginal Cost Neha's profit is maximized when she produces 10 shirts. When she does this, the marginal cost of the previous shirt she produces is $ which is than the price Neha receives for each shirt she sells. The marginal cost of producing an additional shirt (that is, one more shirt than would maximize her profit) is S than the price Neha receives for each shirt she sells. Therefore, Neha's profit- maximizing quantity corresponds to the intersection of the which is curves. Because Neha is a price taker, this…

Question 21 Markup Ос What is the level of profit for the monopolistically competitive firm in the above diagram? positive zero negative impossible to determine MC ATC

The figure below shows the situation facing Smart Digit, Inc, a firm in monopolistic competition that produces calculators. What is the firm's economic profit per day? 20 16 MC ATC 12 MR 100 200 300 400 500 600 Quantity (calculators per day) 00 4. Price and costs (dollars per calculator)

Price Graph(a) Price Graph(b) Quantity Quantity Price Graph(c) Price Graph(d) Quantity Quantity Refer to Figure#3. With respect to a monopolistically competitive industry, which of the diagrams illustrates the impact of the leaving market of the existing firms which earn negative profit?

Economics As you read in the articles for Chapter 11, several brands are replacing their brand mascots. In 2021, the well-known Aunt Jemima brand transitioned into Pearl Milling Company. Why do you think it took so long for Pepsico to change the brand's name and image? How are consumers responding? Do you think the new name was well- chosen? Why or why not (be sure to use

The following graph shows the daily demand curve for bippitybops in Denver. Use the green rectangle (triangle symbols) to compute total revenue at various prices along the demand curve. Note: You will not be graded on any changes made to this graph. PRICE (Dollars per bippitybop) 240 220 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 8 60 40 20 0 mớ H + 0 9 18 27 36 45 54 63 72 81 QUANTITY (Bippitybops per day) * Demand 90 B 99 108 Total Revenue (?)

QUESTION 11 Price and costs (dollars per calculator) 20 000 16 12 8 0 100 MC ATC O MR 200 300 400 500 600 Quantity (calculators per day) The figure above shows the situation facing Smart Digit, Inc., a firm in monopolistic competition that produces calculators. What quantity does the firm produce? more than 300 calculators per day and less than 400 calculators per day 300 calculators per day 400 calculators per day 200 calculators per day

2. Entry or exit in the long run Fantastique Bikes is a company that manufactures bikes in a monopolistically competitive market. The following graph shows Fantastique's demand curve, marginal revenue curve (MR), marginal cost curve (MC), and average total cost curve (ATC). Place the black point (plus symbol) on the graph to indicate the short-run profit-maximizing price and quantity for this monopolistically competitive company. Then, use the green rectangle (triangle symbols) to shade the area representing the company's profit or loss. 500 450 Monopolistically Competitive Outcome 400 350 300 Profit or Loss A ATC 250 200 150 MC 100 50 MR Demand 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 QUANTITY (Bikes) Given the profit-maximizing choice of output and price, the shop is earning profit, which means there are shops in the industry than in long-run equilibrium. PRICE (Dollars per bike)