Question

If Rajiv's Fire Engines were a competitive firm instead and $125,000 were the market price for an engine, decreasing its price from $125,000 to $75,000 would result in the same change in the production quantity and, thus, total revenue. a) True b) False

Answer 1

Answer:

b) False

Explanation:

The price reduction will stimulate demand for Rajiv's Fire Engines, in the short run, before competitors catch up or even overtake the firm with price reduction strategies of their own.  This will in turn drive sales and the production quantity to increase marginally in the short-run.  However, in the long-run, because the market is competitive, Rajiv Company will not totally benefit from the price reduction as the price war intensifies among the competitors.