Chapter 23: Q. 23.5LO (page 510)
Describe what factors induce firms to enter or exit a perfectly competitive industry.
Short Answer
Regardless on if its profits pay it prices, either it will stay struggling on or close down.
Chapter 23: Q. 23.5LO (page 510)
Describe what factors induce firms to enter or exit a perfectly competitive industry.
Regardless on if its profits pay it prices, either it will stay struggling on or close down.
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Explain why each of the following examples is not a perfectly competitive industry.
a. One firm produces a large portion of the industry's total output, but there are many firms in the industry, and their products are indistinguishable. Firms can easily exit and enter the industry.
b. There are many buyers and sellers in the industry. Consumers have equal information about the prices of firms' products, which differ moderately in quality from firm to firm.
c. Many taxicabs compete in a city. The city's government requires all taxicabs to provide identical services. Taxicabs are nearly identical, and all drivers must wear a designated uniform. The government also enforces a binding limit on the number of taxicab companies that can operate within the city's boundaries.
Yesterday, a perfectly competitive producer of construction bricks manufactured and sold bricks per week at a market price that was just equal to the minimum average variable cost of producing each brick. Today, all the firm's costs are the same. but the market price of bricks has declined.
a. Assuming that this firm has positive fixed costs, did the firm earn economic profits, economic losses, or zero economic profits yesterday?
b. To maximize economic profits today, how many bricks should this firm produce today?
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