28 Jan Mohamed produces Toys in the perfectly competitive Toys market

Mohamed produces Toys in the perfectly competitive Toys market micro economics multi-part question

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Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
Late submission will NOT be accepted.
Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
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Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
Assignment Questions
Q1
Mohamed produces Toys in the perfectly competitive Toys market.
Fill in the missing values in the following table: (5 marks)
Suppose the equilibrium price in the Toys market is $30. How many Toys should Mohamed produce? How much profit will he make? (1 mark)
If next week the equilibrium price of Toys drops to $15, should Mohamed shut down? Explain. (1 mark)
Output per week
Total Cost
FC
VC
AFC
AVC
ATC
MC
0
$100
1
150
2
175
3
190
4
210
5
240
6
280
7
330
8
390
9
460
10
540
Answer:
Q2
A publisher initially prices both hardback books and paperback books at $20 per book. The hardback version comes out first, followed two months later by the paperback version. The publisher initially sells the same number of hardbacks and paperbacks (100 each). Each book costs $2 to produce.
a. Complete the following table. (2 marks)
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Price
Quantity
Total Revenue
Total Cost
Profit
Hardback
$20
100
Paperback
$20
100
Total
200
b. The price elasticity of demand for hardback (eager) buyers is 0.50, and the price elasticity of demand for paperback (patient) buyers is 2.00. Suppose the publisher increases the price for hardbacks by 10 percent and decreases the price of paperbacks by 10 percent. Complete the following table. (2 marks)
Price
Quantity
Total Revenue
Total Cost
Profit
Hardback
$22
Paperback
18
Total
c. Does price discrimination increase or decrease the publisher’s profit? (1 mark)
Answer:
Q3 (3 marks)
Suppose a firm producing baseball, it is operating in the short run. The price of baseball is $5, the hourly wage is $12, and each baseball requires $1 worth of material. The firm has experimented with different workforces and the results are shown in the first two columns of the following table.
1. Fill in the blanks in the table.
2. Is it sensible to continue to operate at a loss with 14 workers?
3. Would it be better to operate with 15 workers? Explain, using the marginal principle.
Workers
Baseball
LaborCost
MaterialCost
VariableCost
TotalRevenue
Marginal
Cost
14
56
15
60
Answer:
Requirements: 2day
College of Administrative and Financial Sciences
Assignment 2
Microeconomics (ECON 101)
Deadline for students: 04/02/2023
For Instructor?s Use only
General Instructions ? PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
Late submission will NOT be accepted.
Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
Assignment Questions
Q1
Mohamed produces Toys in the perfectly competitive Toys market.
Fill in the missing values in the following table: (5 marks)

Suppose the equilibrium price in the Toys market is $30. How many Toys should Mohamed produce? How much profit will he make? (1 mark)
If next week the equilibrium price of Toys drops to $15, should Mohamed shut down? Explain. (1 mark)
Answer:
Q2
A publisher initially prices both hardback books and paperback books at $20 per book. The hardback version comes out first, followed two months later by the paperback version. The publisher initially sells the same number of hardbacks and paperbacks (100 each). Each book costs $2 to produce.
a. Complete the following table. (2 marks)
–
b. The price elasticity of demand for hardback (eager) buyers is 0.50, and the price elasticity of demand for paperback (patient) buyers is 2.00. Suppose the publisher increases the price for hardbacks by 10 percent and decreases the price of paperbacks by 10 percent. Complete the following table. (2 marks)
c. Does price discrimination increase or decrease the publisher’s profit? (1 mark)
Answer:
Q3 (3 marks)
Suppose a firm producing baseball, it is operating in the short run. The price of baseball is $5, the hourly wage is $12, and each baseball requires $1 worth of material. The firm has experimented with different workforces and the results are shown in the first two columns of the following table.
1. Fill in the blanks in the table.
2. Is it sensible to continue to operate at a loss with 14 workers?
3. Would it be better to operate with 15 workers? Explain, using the marginal principle.
Answer: