Use a Graph to Demonstrate the Circumstances That Would Prevail

question 35

Essay

Use a graph to demonstrate the circumstances that would prevail in a competitive market where firms are earning economic profits. Can this scenario be maintained in the long run? Explain your answer.

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Definitions:

Regression Analysis

A statistical method used for estimating the relationships among variables, often for predicting a dependent variable from one or more independent variables.

Trend Variation

The component of a time series that shows the underlying direction or path that data points are moving over time, disregarding random variations.

Smoothing Constant

A parameter used in exponential smoothing models to weight recent observations more heavily than older ones for forecasting purposes.

Exponential Smoothing

Exponential smoothing is a time series forecasting method for smoothing data values, giving more weight to recent observations while factoring in older data.