Questions from Managerial Economics


Q: China’s entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001

China’s entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001 created more competition between local and foreign firms, and also provided China greater access to the market for exports. This was parti...

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Q: A firm has $1.6 million in sales, a

A firm has $1.6 million in sales, a Lerner index of 0.55, and a marginal cost of $45, and competes against 1000 other firms in its relevant market. a. What price does this firm charge its customers? b...

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Q: In a two-player, one-shot, simultaneous-

In a two-player, one-shot, simultaneous-move game, each player can choose strategy A or strategy B. If both players choose strategy A, each earns a payoff of $400. If both players choose strategy B, e...

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Q: Use the following payoff matrix for a simultaneous-move one-

Use the following payoff matrix for a simultaneous-move one-shot game to answer the accompanying questions. a. What is player 1’s optimal strategy? Why? b. Determine player 1â&...

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Q: Use the following normal-form game to answer the following questions

Use the following normal-form game to answer the following questions. a. Identify the one-shot Nash equilibrium. b. Suppose the players know this game will be repeated exactly three times. Can they ac...

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Q: Use the following normal-form game to answer the following questions

Use the following normal-form game to answer the following questions. a. For what values of x is strategy D (strictly) dominant for player 2? b. For what values of x is strategy B (strictly) dominant...

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Q: You are the manager of a monopoly. Your analytics department estimates

You are the manager of a monopoly. Your analytics department estimates that a typical consumer’s inverse demand function for your firm’s product is P = 200 − 20Q, and your cost function is C(Q) = 80Q....

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Q: A monopoly is considering selling several units of a homogeneous product as

A monopoly is considering selling several units of a homogeneous product as a single package. Analysts at your firm have determined that a typical consumer’s demand for the product is Qd = 80 − 0.5P,...

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Q: You are the manager of a firm that produces products X and

You are the manager of a firm that produces products X and Y at zero cost. You know that different types of consumers value your two products differently, but you are unable to identify these consumer...

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Q: A large firm has two divisions: an upstream division that is

A large firm has two divisions: an upstream division that is a monopoly supplier of an input whose only market is the downstream division that produces the final output. To produce one unit of the fin...

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