Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 251

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
-(Table: Demand Schedule for Gadgets) Look at the table Demand Schedule for Gadgets. The market for gadgets consists of two producers, Margaret and Ray. Each firm can produce gadgets with no marginal cost or fixed cost. Suppose that these two producers have formed a cartel, agreed to split production of output evenly and are maximizing total industry profits. If Margaret decides to cheat on the agreement and sell 100 more gadgets, Margaret's price effect will be a(n) _____ in profit of _____.

• A) decrease; $400
• B) increase; $400
• C) increase; $250
• D) decrease; $250

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Definitions:

ATC

Stands for Average Total Cost, which is the sum of all production costs divided by the quantity of output produced, encompassing both variable and fixed costs.

MC

Marginal Cost represents the change in total cost that arises when the produced quantity of a good is incremented by one unit.

Perfect Competitor

A market situation where numerous buyers and sellers exist, products are identical, and no individual buyer or seller can influence the market price.

Concentration Ratio

An indicator of the percentage of an industry's market controlled by its biggest companies.