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Market Equilibrium We will consider the two extreme cases Perfect Competition Monopoly Market Equilibrium Perfect Competition • Supply forces (producers) P and demand forces (consumers) seek a balance • Price below perceived Pe value increases demand • Price above ATC provides pure profit, an incentive to increase supply Demand curve Supply curve Q Individual Firm’s Demand and MR Curve P Highly elastic demand One firm’s change in Q has little effect on price Pe ∆P ∆Q Q Market Equilibrium Perfect Competition Individual Firm Price (P) ATC MC P1 P2 Q2 Q1 • Price above ATC provides pure profit, an incentive to increase output • Pure profit equals (P1 x Q1) – (P2 x Q2) Market Equilibrium Perfect Competition Individual Firm Price (P) ATC P1 P2 Q2 Q1 MC • All firms are price takers • Market price (P1) equals marginal revenue (MR) and average revenue (AR) • Optimal level of output is where MR = MC = P1 • In long-run P will go to P2 where pure profit is eliminated Market Supply Curve Summation of supply curves for individual firms Q Demand Market supply curve = Qm Sum vertically Qj Qt Qp Qj Janet’s sawmill + + Tracy’s sawmill Pete’s sawmill + Joe’s sawmill Pm (same P for all firms and market) P Perfect Competition - Example • Given supply and demand functions, Qs = 30 + 55 P Qd = 230 – 45 P • Determine marginal revenue, MR, i.e. Pe, from supply and demand curves for total market. Calculate Pe from market supply equals demand equilibrium condition, Qs = Qd 30 + 55 P = 230 – 45 P 100 P = 200 P = 2 = MR • Use P to get equilibrium quantity, Qe Qe = 230 – 45 x 2 = 230 –90 = 140 Apply Market Price to Individual Firm – “Pete’s Sawmill” P = $2 from market equilibrium Determine quantity Pete should produce from Pete’s marginal cost (MC) curve, which is, Qs = 5 + 5.8 P = 5 + 5.8 x 2 = 16.6 Market Equilibrium Monopoly • Only one producer – Producer is a price “setter”, not a price taker • Demand curve restricts ability to set price – Demand curve determines marginal revenue (MR) • Only way to change quantity sold is to change market price • Marginal revenue (MR) is not constant • What forces lead to a monopoly Market Equilibrium Monopoly P Monopolists MC curve Pe Up & over to get P MC = MR to max. profit Down to get Q e stands for equilibrium Monopolists MR curve Market demand curve Q Qe determine fist, then get P from demand curve Market Equilibrium Monopoly compared to competitive equilibrium P Monopolists MC curve Pm Pc m – monopoly equilibrium c – competitive equilibrium Monopolists MR curve Qm Qc Market demand curve Q Market Equilibrium Monopoly Compared to competitive market equilibrium – Monopolist produces (sells) smaller quantity at higher price Monopoly – Example Given, same supply and demand curves as in competitive example, Qd = 230 – 45 P (given), or P = 5.11 – 1/45 Q Qs = 30 + 55 P (given), or P = 0.545 + 1/55 Q Determine marginal revenue curve: Revenue = P x Q = Q (5.11 – 0.022 Q) = 5.11 Q – 0.022 Q2 MR = 5.11 – 0.044 Q Monopoly – Example, cont. Equate MC and MR to determine Q: 5.11 – 0.044 Q = 0.545 + 0.018 Q 4.57 = 0.062 Q Q = 74 Substitute Q into demand curve to get P, P = 5.11 – 0.022 x 74 = 3.48 Compare the solutions for the two types of markets, Competition: P = 2.00, Q = 130 Monopoly: P = 3.48, Q = 74