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Market structure

Friday, August 27th, 2010


In this chapter we have considered the nature of the “business sector” of the economy, which produces the supply of goods and services. In Chapters 6 through 10, we will see how supply and demand interact to determine prices. This task is complicated somewhat by the fact that supply – the production of goods and services by businesses – occurs under various conditions, ranging from industries comprised of large numbers of small firms to industries dominated by a few large firms to industries in which there is only one producer (a monopoly). These different conditions – referred to as “market structures” by economists – are of great significance to the supply of goods and services. If there is only one firm in an industry (a monopoly), it is in a position to control the supply of the product, thereby raising the price of the product and increasing its profits. In industries dominated by a few large firms, it is sometimes possible for these firms to get together to avoid competing on prices and thus increase their profits. On the other hand, in industries in which there are a large number of small firms, such collective action is very difficult or impossible to achieve; as a result, competition in such industries tends to be more intense, ad profits lower, than in either of the first two cases. In Chapter 6, we will examine the concept of “demand,” then in Chapter 7, we will begin our examination of “supply” (and its interactions with “demand”) in those industries in which there are a large number of small firms – industries that economists call “competitive”.

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Monopoly Pricing: A “Realistic” View

Sunday, April 4th, 2010


The typical business man will deny that his firm “restricts” output, as our theory of monopoly has suggested. He will argue, on the contrary, that his firm tries to sell as much as possible at the price which it has announced. (Subject of course to any market sharing agreements to which it may be a party.) This is quite true; even a monopolistic firm, in practice, vigorously attempts to expand its sales, once it has set its price.

But how does the monopolist choose his selling price? If he wishes to achieve the maximum profit possible, he will proceed in something like the following fashion. He will estimate the demand schedule for his product, that is, the quantity that cold be sold at each possible price. Multiplying each quantity by the corresponding price, he will establish what total sales receipts could be expected at each possible price. He will then estimate what the cost would be of producing each quantity. Finally, he will compare expected total receipts with expected total costs and select the price which promises the biggest margin of receipts over cost.

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