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Monopoly Examples
Barriers to Entry
The Natural
Monopoly Case
Monopoly Demand
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C H APT E R
Monopoly Revenues
& Costs
Output & Price
Discrimination
Inefficiency of Pure
Monopoly
Price Discrimination
Regulated Monopoly
Key Terms
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Pure
Monopoly
Pure
Competition
Key Terms
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Monopolistic
Competition
Oligopoly
Pure
Monopoly
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MONOPOLY EXAMPLES
Pure Monopoly
Regulated Monopoly
Near Monopolies
Dual Objectives of the Study
Monopoly as a Market
Structure
To Better Understand
Other Market Structures
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BARRIERS TO ENTRY
Economies of Scale
The Natural Monopoly Case
Ownership or Control of
Essential Resources
Pricing and Other Strategic
Barriers to Entry
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The Natural
Monopoly Case
Monopoly Demand
Monopoly Revenues
& Costs
Output & Price
Discrimination
Inefficiency of Pure
Monopoly
Price Discrimination
Regulated Monopoly
Key Terms
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Barriers to Entry
$20
15
10
ATC
If ATC declines over extended
output, least-cost production is
realized only if there is one
producer - a natural monopoly
50
100
Quantity
200
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MONOPOLY DEMAND
3 Basic Assumptions:
Monopoly Status is Secure
No Governmental
Regulation
Firm Charges the Same
Price for all Units Sold
Market Demand Curve is the
Firms Demand Curve
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MONOPOLY DEMAND
Inefficiency of Pure
Monopoly
Price Discrimination
Regulated Monopoly
Gain = $132
Key Terms
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MONOPOLY DEMAND
Inefficiency of Pure
Monopoly
Price Discrimination
Regulated Monopoly
Key Terms
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Marginal Revenue
Gain = $132
$142 - $30 = $102
will necessarily be
less than price $132
1
Quantity Price
of (Average Total
Marginal
Output Revenue) Revenue Revenue
0 x $172 = $ 0
Monopoly Revenues
& Costs
Output & Price
Discrimination
Inefficiency of Pure
Monopoly
Price Discrimination
Regulated Monopoly
Key Terms
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Cost Data
Average
Total
Cost
Profit +
Total Marginal or
Cost
Cost
loss -
- $100
= - $100
Quantity Price
of (Average Total
Marginal
Output Revenue) Revenue Revenue
Cost Data
Average
Total
Cost
Profit +
Total Marginal or
Cost
Cost
loss -
0 $172 $ 0
$100 90 - $100
] $162
]
x
1
162 = 162
- 28
$190.00 190 =
MR = $162 0 = $162
MR > MC
Loss Improvement
from -$100 to -$28
Check next unit of
output!
Regulated Monopoly
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Quantity Price
of (Average Total
Marginal
Output Revenue) Revenue Revenue
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
$172 $ 0
]
162 162
]
152 304
]
142 426
]
132 528
]
122 610
]
112 672
]
102 714
]
92 736
]
82 738
]
72 720
Cost Data
Average
Total
Cost
$162
$190.00
142
135.00
122
113.33
102
100.00
82
94.00
62
91.67
42
91.43
22
93.73
2
97.78
- 18
103.00
Profit +
Total Marginal or
Cost
Cost
loss -
$100
]
190
]
270
]
340
]
400
]
470
]
550
]
640
]
750
]
880
]
1030
90
80
70
60
70
80
90
110
130
150
- $100
- 28
+ 34
+ 86
+ 128
+ 140
+ 122
+ 74
- 14
- 142
- 310
Can0 you
$172see
$ profit
0
] $162
1
162 162
maximization?
] 142
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Monopoly
Price Discrimination
Regulated Monopoly
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Marginal
Output Revenue) Revenue Revenue
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
152
142
132
122
112
102
92
82
72
304
] 122
426
] 102
528
] 82
610
] 62
672
] 42
714
] 22
736
]
2
738
] - 18
720
Cost Data
Average
Total
Cost
Profit +
Total Marginal or
Cost
Cost
loss -
$100 90 - $100
]= MC
MR
>
- 28
$190.00 190 80
]
135.00 270 70 + 34
]
113.33 340 60 + 86
]
100.00 400 70 + 128
]
94.00 470 80 + 140
]
91.67 550 90 + 122
]
91.43 640 110 + 74
]
93.73 750 130
- 14
]
97.78 880 ] 150 - 142
- 310
103.00 1030
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Quantity Price
of (Average Total
Marginal
Output Revenue) Revenue Revenue
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
$172 $ 0
]
162 162
]
152 304
]
142 426
]
132 528
]
122 610
]
112 672
]
102 714
]
92 736
]
82 738
]
72 720
Cost Data
Average
Total
Cost
$162
$190.00
142
135.00
122
113.33
102
100.00
82
94.00
62
91.67
42
91.43
22
93.73
2
97.78
- 18
103.00
Profit +
Total Marginal or
Cost
Cost
loss -
$100
]
190
]
270
]
340
]
400
]
470
]
550
]
640
]
750
]
880
]
1030
90
80
70
60
70
80
90
110
130
150
- $100
- 28
+ 34
+ 86
+ 128
+ 140
+ 122
+ 74
- 14
- 142
- 310
Monopoly Examples
Barriers to Entry
The Natural
Monopoly Case
Monopoly Demand
Dollars
Monopoly Revenues
& Costs
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200
50
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Inefficiency of Pure
Monopoly
$750
Regulated Monopoly
Key Terms
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Dollars
Price Discrimination
500
250
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
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Monopoly Examples
Barriers to Entry
The Natural
Monopoly Case
Monopoly Demand
Dollars
Monopoly Revenues
& Costs
Elastic
150
200
MR
50
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Inefficiency of Pure
Monopoly
$750
Regulated Monopoly
Key Terms
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Dollars
Price Discrimination
500
TR
250
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
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Monopoly Examples
Barriers to Entry
The Natural
Monopoly Case
Monopoly Demand
Dollars
Monopoly Revenues
& Costs
Elastic
Inelastic
150
200
MR
50
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Inefficiency of Pure
Monopoly
$750
Regulated Monopoly
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Dollars
Price Discrimination
500
TR
250
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
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Cost Data
MR = MC Rule
No Monopoly Supply Curve
Monopoly Pricing
Misconceptions
Not Highest Price
Total, Not Unit, Profit
Possibility of Losses
Graphically
Remember
the
MR=MC
Rule?
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Barriers to Entry
Monopoly Demand
Monopoly Revenues
& Costs
Output & Price
Discrimination
Inefficiency of Pure
Monopoly
Price Discrimination
Regulated Monopoly
Key Terms
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Profit
Per Unit
175
The Natural
Monopoly Case
150
$122 125
$94
MC
Profit
100
ATC
D
75
50
MR = MC
25
0
MR
5
10
200
Monopoly Examples
Barriers to Entry
Monopoly Demand
Monopoly Revenues
& Costs
Output & Price
Discrimination
Inefficiency of Pure
Monopoly
Price Discrimination
Regulated Monopoly
Key Terms
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Profit
Per Unit
175
The Natural
Monopoly Case
150
MC
What About
$122
Loss
Minimization?
Profit
ATC
$94
125
100
75
50
MR = MC
25
0
MR
5
10
200
Monopoly Examples
Since Pm exceedsLoss
AVC,
Per Unit
the firm will produce
Barriers to Entry
Monopoly Demand
Monopoly Revenues
& Costs
Output & Price
Discrimination
Inefficiency of Pure
Monopoly
Price Discrimination
Regulated Monopoly
Key Terms
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The Natural
Monopoly Case
MC
ATC
AVC
150
A
Loss
125
Pm
V
100
75
50
MR = MC
25
0
MR
5
Qm
10
200
Monopoly Examples
Loss
Per Unit
Barriers to Entry
Monopoly Demand
Monopoly Revenues
& Costs
Output & Price
Discrimination
Inefficiency of Pure
Monopoly
Price Discrimination
Regulated Monopoly
Key Terms
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The Natural
Monopoly Case
What
are
the
A
P
Economic Effects
V
of Monopoly? D
MC
ATC
AVC
150
Loss
125
100
75
50
MR = MC
25
0
MR
5
Qm
10
Monopoly Examples
Barriers to Entry
At MR=MC
A monopolist
will sell less
units at a
higher price
than in
competition
The Natural
Monopoly Case
Monopoly Demand
Monopoly Revenues
& Costs
Pm
Pc
Inefficiency of Pure
Monopoly
Price Discrimination
Regulated Monopoly
Key Terms
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MR
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Qm
Qc
S = MC
At MR=MC
A monopolist
will sell less
Pm Monopoly pricing effectively
units at a
higher
price
Pccreates an income transfer
from
than in
buyers to the seller!
competition
Regulated Monopoly
Key Terms
D
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MR
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Qm
Qc
COST COMPLICATIONS
Monopoly Examples
Barriers to Entry
The Natural
Monopoly Case
Monopoly Demand
Monopoly Revenues
& Costs
Output & Price
Discrimination
Inefficiency of Pure
Monopoly
Price Discrimination
Regulated Monopoly
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Economies of Scale
Simultaneous Consumption
Network Effects
X-Inefficiency Inefficient internal
ATCx
operation leads to
higher-thannecessary costs
X
ATC1
ATCx
ATC2
Q1 Quantity
Q2
Average
Total Costs
COST COMPLICATIONS
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Economies of Scale
Simultaneous Consumption
Network Effects
X-Inefficiency
Rent-Seeking Expenditures
Rent-Seeking Behavior
Technological Advance
Assessment and Policy Options
Antitrust Action
Regulate Natural Monopoly
Ignore it, if it is Short-Lived
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PRICE DISCRIMINATION
Conditions
Monopoly Power
Market Segregation
No Resale
Consequences
More Profit
More Production
Graphically
PRICE DISCRIMINATION
Four Market Models
Monopoly Examples
The Natural
Monopoly Case
Monopoly Demand
Monopoly Revenues
& Costs
Output & Price
Discrimination
Inefficiency of Pure
Monopoly
Price Discrimination
Regulated Monopoly
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Barriers to Entry
ATC
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MR
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MC
Q1
D
Q
PRICE DISCRIMINATION
Four Market Models
Monopoly Examples
The Natural
Monopoly Case
Monopoly Demand
Monopoly Revenues
& Costs
Output & Price
Discrimination
Inefficiency of Pure
Monopoly
Price Discrimination
Regulated Monopoly
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Barriers to Entry
A perfectly discriminating
monopolist has MR=D,
producing more product
and more profit!
MC
ATC
MR=D
D
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Q1
Q2
PRICE DISCRIMINATION
Four Market Models
Monopoly Examples
The Natural
Monopoly Case
Monopoly Demand
Monopoly Revenues
& Costs
Output & Price
Discrimination
Inefficiency of Pure
Monopoly
Price Discrimination
Regulated Monopoly
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Barriers to Entry
MC
ATC
MR=D
D
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Q2
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Rate Regulation
Socially Optimum Price
P = MC
Fair-Return Price
P = ATC
Key Terms
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Natural Monopolies
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Dilemma of Regulation
Graphically
REGULATED MONOPOLY
P
Monopoly Price
MR = MC
The Natural
Monopoly Case
Monopoly Demand
Monopoly Revenues
& Costs
Output & Price
Discrimination
Inefficiency of Pure
Monopoly
Price Discrimination
Regulated Monopoly
Key Terms
Barriers to Entry
Pm
ATC
MC
D
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MR
Qm
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REGULATED MONOPOLY
P
The Natural
Monopoly Case
Monopoly Demand
Monopoly Revenues
& Costs
Output & Price
Discrimination
Inefficiency of Pure
Monopoly
Price Discrimination
Regulated Monopoly
Key Terms
Barriers to Entry
Fair-Return Price
Normal Profit Only
ATC
MC
Pf
D
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MR
Qf
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REGULATED MONOPOLY
P
The Natural
Monopoly Case
Monopoly Demand
Monopoly Revenues
& Costs
Output & Price
Discrimination
Inefficiency of Pure
Monopoly
Price Discrimination
Regulated Monopoly
Key Terms
Barriers to Entry
Socially-Optimum
Price
P = MC
ATC
MC
Pr
D
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MR
Qr
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REGULATED MONOPOLY
P
The Natural
Monopoly Case
Monopoly Demand
Monopoly Revenues
& Costs
Output & Price
Discrimination
Inefficiency of Pure
Monopoly
Price Discrimination
Regulated Monopoly
Key Terms
Fair-Return Price
Barriers to Entry
Dilemma of Regulation
MR = MC Which Price?
Pm
Socially-Optimum
Price
ATC
MC
Pf
Pr
D
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MR
Qm
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Qf
Qr
REGULATED MONOPOLY
P
The Natural
Monopoly Case
Monopoly Demand
Monopoly Revenues
& Costs
Output & Price
Discrimination
Inefficiency of Pure
Monopoly
Price Discrimination
Regulated Monopoly
Key Terms
Barriers to Entry
Pm
Pf
Pr
Dilemma of Regulation
MR = MC Which Price?
Fair-Return Price
ChapterSocially-Optimum
Price
Conclusions MCATC
D
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MR
Qm
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Qf
Qr
pure monopoly
barriers to entry
simultaneous consumption
network effects
X-inefficiency
rent-seeking behavior
price discrimination
socially optimal price
fair-return price
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Four Market Models
Monopoly Examples
Barriers to Entry
The Natural
Monopoly Case
Monopoly Demand
Monopoly Revenues
& Costs
Output & Price
Discrimination
Inefficiency of Pure
Monopoly
Price Discrimination
Regulated Monopoly
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& Oligopoly
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