--%>

Problem on effect of a price decrease on total revenue

1. Is it possible for any country to have made gains in access (at the expense of quality) of their rural healthcare system, without any gains in efficiency?  Explain using a PPF diagram.

2. If the own price elasticity for a good is -2.5, what is the likely effect of a price decrease on total revenue?

3. You’ve been asked to assess two alternatives to regulating a monopoly using a ceiling price. Option A is to set the ceiling price 25% below the monopolist’s equilibrium price. Option B is to set the ceiling price 50% below the monopolist’s equilibrium price. Assume your only concern is the efficiency consequences under each option. Which option is preferable? Explain.

   Related Questions in Microeconomics

  • Q : Calculations of price elasticity of

    At a price of $50, the demand for DVD games is roughly: (w) perfectly elastic. (x) perfectly inelastic. (y) unitarily elastic. (z) relatively inelastic.

    Q : Analytic time in the market period In

    In the market period: (w) price is constant. (x) output is constant. (y) supply is horizontal. (z) supply is completely elastic. Please guys help to solve this problem of Economics with some explan

  • Q : Quality of government in income

    Concern regarding the quality of government is income elastic for mainly people that imply that higher incomes and prosperity tend to: (w) increase people’s participation in political processes. (x) reduce efforts to solve political problems. (y

  • Q : Labor Contracts-Check-off Provisions

    Can someone help me in finding out the right answer from the given options. The check-off provision stated as: (1) Was outlawed by Taft Hartley Act. (2) Is illegal in the union shops. (3) Simplifies the union dues collection. (4) Differentiates union shops from the ag

  • Q : Maximum negatively-sloped demand curve

    The total revenue of a firm which faces a negatively-sloped demand curve: (w) is at a maximum where marginal revenue is zero. (x) declines while average revenue falls as output grows. (y) rises at an increasing rate over the output range plagued throu

  • Q : Problem on deadweight loss Assume that

    Assume that the domestic demand for television sets is explained by Q = 40,000 − 180P and that the supply is provided by Q = 20P. When televisions can be freely imported at a price of $160, then how many televisions would be generated in the domestic market? By

  • Q : Monopsony Power-Demand for Labor Can

    Can someone help me in finding out the right answer from the given options. After adjusting for the inflation, Alex Rodriquez’s salary with NY Yankees was very higher in 2006 than Henry Aaron's salary with Atlanta Braves in the year 1970s that implies that: (i)

  • Q : Managerial slack or X-inefficiency

    X-inefficiency (also termed as managerial slack): (1) tends to drive up fixed costs. (2) commonly results from firms not being hard pressed through competitors. (3) can absorb much of a monopoly’s potential profit. (4) is a prob

  • Q : Potential advantage of Proprietorships

    Beth and Anna each own a florist shop. After many years of rivalry, they make a decision to team up and make a partnership. The potential advantage of such a union would be that: (1) They can divide up duties and become more proficient. (2) Their partnership profits n

  • Q : Profit Maximization-total revenue and

    All profit-maximizing firms will hire much labor up to the point where: (i) Average physical product of the labor equals nominal wage. (ii) Last unit of the labor adds equally to net revenue and net cost. (iii) Marginal product of the labor is at its maximum value. (i