Table 17-1 Imagine a Small Town in Which Only Two Residents, Matthew

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Table 17-1
Imagine a small town in which only two residents, Matthew and Anna, own wells that produce water for safe drinking. Each Saturday, Matthew and Anna work together to decide how many litres of water to pump, bring the water to town, and sell it at whatever price the market will bear. To keep things simple, suppose that Matthew and Anna can pump as much water as they want without cost; therefore, the marginal cost of water equals zero.
The weekly town demand schedule and total revenue schedule for water is reflected in the table.

-Refer to Table 17-1.Suppose the town enacts new competition laws that prohibit Matthew and Anna from operating as a monopolist.What will the new price of water end up being once the Nash equilibrium is reached

• A)$3
• B)$4
• C)$5
• D)$6

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Definitions:

Desired Profit

The amount of financial gain a company aims to achieve from its operations, often used in setting prices and targets.

Period Cost

Costs that are not directly tied to the production process and are expensed in the period in which they occur.

Differential Cost

The difference in cost between two alternative decisions or changes in output levels.

Sunk Cost

Sunk cost represents money already spent and permanently lost, which cannot be recovered and should not influence future financial decisions.