Monopolistic competition is the economic market model with many sellers selling similar, but not identical, products. The demand curve of monopolistic competition is elastic because although the firms are selling differentiated products, many are still close substitutes, so if one firm raises its price too high, many of its customers will switch to products made by other firms. This elasticity of demand makes it similar to pure competition where elasticity is perfect. Demand is not perfectly elastic because a monopolistic competitor has fewer rivals then would be the case for perfect competition, and because the products are differentiated to some degree, so they are not perfect substitutes.
Monopolistic competition has a downward sloping demand curve. Thus, just as for a pure monopoly, its marginal revenue will always be less than the market price, because it can only increase demand by lowering prices, but by doing so, it must lower the prices of all units of its product. Hence, monopolistically competitive firms maximize profits or minimize losses by producing that quantity where marginal revenue equals marginal cost, both over the short run and the long run.
Answer:
11.36%
Explanation:
Divide the new price of roast beef with the old one. 7.69 / 5
7.69 ÷ 5 = 1.538
Also divide 1 with the number of years inflation occur
1 ÷ 4 = 0.25
Next, is to raise the first answer gotten to the power of second.
1. 538 ^ 0.25 = 1.113625
Subtract from from 1
1 - 1.1136235 = -0.1136 = - 11.36%
Answer:
Statement of stockholders' equity
at the end of the year (December 31)
<u>Common Stock</u> <u>Retained Earning</u> <u>Total</u>
Opening Balance $12,000 $7,100 $19,100
Income for the year $7400 $7400
Dividend Paid ($2,100) ($2,100)
Common stock issuance <u> $6,900 </u> <u> </u> <u> $6900 </u>
End of the year Balance $18,900 $12,400 $31300
Answer: are incurred even if nothing is produced.
Explanation:
Fixed costs are referred to as the cost that doesn't vary with the production level. Even if the company doesn't produce anything, the fixed cost will still be incurred.
The fixed cost is different from the variable cost which is the cost that varies along with production. Examples of fixed cost include salaries, rental lease payments, salaries, etc.
Answer:
The WACC change if the new tax rate was adopted is - 0.35%
Explanation:
For computing the WACC change, first we have to determine the after tax cost of debt by applying the 40% and 45% tax rate which is shown below:
After tax Cost of debt = Cost of debt × ( 1- tax rate)
For 40% tax rate, it would be
= 7% × ( 1 - 40%)
= 4.2%
For 45% tax rate, it would be
= 7% × ( 1 - 45%)
= 3.85%
The change in WACC would be
= 3.85% - 4.2%
= - 0.35%
