Answer:
2) Set the price of each piece of furniture equal to the marginal cost of producing it.
Explanation:
What happens in two-part tariff is that the producer recovers the entire cost of producing by charging price equal to the marginal cost.
This helps him recover cost and the entire fee the producer charges results in profits eventually. Hence, the profits is the consumer 'surplus' that we calculate given that the price of product is equal to marginal cost.
So answer here is 2- Set the price of each piece of furniture equal to the marginal cost of producing it.
Answer:
The correct answer is letter "D": The firm must be subsidized or it will go bankrupt.
Explanation:
A subsidy is a benefit given to an individual, business or institution, typically by the government. Subsidies are given to promote a social good or economic policy. The government usually provides subsidies in the form of cash or tax breaks, low-rate loans, and certain types of rebates.
In the example, as the commission sets the price of the monopoly products below the average total cost, it will be translated in losses. Then, a subsidy will be necessary to be provided otherwise the company will file for bankruptcy.
Answer:
Contribute to the firm's strategic position as either low-cost leader or differentiator.
Explanation:
To help a firm achieve a competitive advantage, each distinct activity performed in the value chain needs to contribute to the firm's strategic position as either low-cost leader or differentiator. In order to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage, a firm must either perform its activities in a different way or it should perform totally different activities as compared to their competitors. This is the basic essence and logic behind getting a sustainable competitive advantage. In order to do it, a firm must perform each activity which should contribute to the firm's position in making it either a cost effective producer of the products or making entirely different products. In this way, by either becoming cost-effective leader or differentiator in the market, a firm must gain very strong strategic position in gaining sustainable competitive advantage which will be very hard for the competitors to compete with.
Answer:
A. The majority of the tax will be borne by the producer.
Explanation:
When an Indirect Tax (impact & incidence on different people) is levied : The burden of it is shifted to the party (buyers/ sellers) whose element (demand/ supply) is more inelastic (less responsive to price).
In this case: If demand for Carlo Rossi wine is relatively elastic (because of substitutes presence) - levying tax on it will hence imply major burden to be borne be producer (because demand is relatively elastic).
b,c : All tax will be borne passed to consumer / producer - if demand is perfectly inelastic/ if supply will be perfectly inelastic respectively.
d: Majority tax will be borne by consumer - if demand is relatively inelastic (than supply)
