Suppose That the Long-Run World Demand and Supply Elasticities of Crude

question 106

Essay

Suppose that the long-run world demand and supply elasticities of crude oil are -0.906 and 0.515, respectively. The current long-run equilibrium price is $30 per barrel and the equilibrium quantity is 16.88 billion barrels per year. Derive the linear long-run demand and supply equations. Next, suppose the long-run supply curve you derived above consists of competitive supply and OPEC supply. If the long-run competitive supply equation is: what must be OPEC's level of production in this long-run equilibrium?

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Definitions:

MR

Marginal Revenue, the additional income received from selling one more unit of a product or service.

Socially Efficient Quantity

The level of production or consumption of a good or service that results in the optimal allocation of resources, considering both private and social costs and benefits.

Profit-Maximizing Quantity

The level of production at which a company achieves its highest profit, where marginal cost equals marginal revenue.

Average Total Cost

The total cost divided by the quantity of output produced; it is the sum of average fixed costs and average variable costs.