Consider a Competitive Market in Which the Market Demand for the Product

question 112

Essay

Consider a competitive market in which the market demand for the product is expressed as
P = 75 - 1.5Q,
and the supply of the product is expressed as
P = 25 + 0.50Q.
Price, P, is in dollars per unit sold, and Q represents rate of production and sales in hundreds of units per day. The typical firm in this market has a marginal cost of
MC = 2.5 + 10q.
a. Determine the equilibrium market price and rate of sales.
b. Determine the rate of sales of the typical firm, given your answerto part (a) above.
c. If the market demand were to increase to P = 100 - 1.5Q, what would the new price and rate of sales in the market be? What would the new rate of sales for the typical firm be?
d. If the original supply and demand represented a long-run equilibrium condition in the market, would the new equilibrium (c) represent a new long-run equilibrium for the typical firm? Explain.

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Definitions:

Par

Par value, often referred to simply as "par," is the face value of a bond or the stock value stated in the corporate charter, not necessarily its market value.

Bond Prices

The amount of money for which bonds are bought and sold in the market, influenced by factors such as interest rates, supply, and demand.

Interest Rates

The expense incurred by a borrower, quantified as a percentage of the principal, for accessing a lender's assets.

Yield

The income return on an investment, such as the interest or dividends received, expressed as a percentage of the investment's cost.