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1 ECON 101 Introduction to Economics1 Session 11 Market Structures(Perfect Competition) Lecturer: Mrs. Hellen A. Seshie-Nasser, Department of Economics Contact Information: College of Education School of Continuing and Distance Education 2014/ /2017
2 Session Overview The conditions of the market that firms operate in influence the behavior of firms. The influence of the market depends on the nature of the product involved and the number of firms competing for market share. This session provides analysis of the competitive market and its influence (combined with costs) on the behavior of firms operating in this market structure. Slide 2
3 Session Objectives At the end of the session, the student should be able to: Understand the competitive market structure. Identify and explain the assumptions/characteristics of the competitive market Understand the competitive firm Understand how price and output is determined in the competitive market. Understand how the firm is a price-taker. Be able to calculate Total Revenue, Average Revenue and Marginal Revenue of the firm. Understand equilibrium of the firm and how a competitive firm determines its output. Have a good understanding of the graphical determination of profit-maximizing output by the firm. Understand short and long run profitability of the competitive firm. Slide 3
4 Session Outline The key topics to be covered in the session are as follows: The Competitive Market (characteristics) Price determination in the Competitive Market Production Decisions and Profit Maximization/Equilibrium Profit in the Short Run The Firms short run decision to shutdown The competitive firms supply curve Profit in the long run Slide 4
5 Reading List Lipsey R. G. and K. A. Chrystal. (2007). Economics. 11 th Edition. Oxford University Press. Bade R. and M. Parkin. (2009). Foundations of Microeconomics. 4 th Edition. Boston: Pearson Education Inc. Begg. D. Fischer S. and R. Dornbusch. (2003). Economics. 7 th Edition. McGraw-Hill. Slide 5
6 Market Structures Market is normally defined as a group of firms and buyers in touch with each other to buy or sell goods for services. Market structure refers to the conditions under which competition occurs in a market. Slide 6
7 What is a Competitive Market? A perfectly competitive market has the following characteristics: There are many buyers and sellers in the market. The goods offered by the various sellers are largely the same/homogeneous. E.g. Sachet water Firms can freely enter or exit the market. There is perfect information / knowledge in the market As a result of its characteristics, the perfectly competitive market has the following outcomes: The actions of any single buyer or seller in the market have a negligible impact on the market price. Each buyer and seller takes the market determined price as given. Slide 7
8 Revenue Total revenue for a firm is the selling price times the quantity sold. TR = (P Q) Total revenue is proportional to the amount of output sold by the competitive firm. Average revenue tells us how much revenue a firm receives for the typical unit sold. Average revenue is total revenue divided by the quantity sold. Slide 8
9 The Revenue of a Competitive Firm Average revenue equals the price of the good. Average Revenue = Total revenue Quantity Price Quantity Quantity Price Marginal revenue is the change in total revenue from an additional unit sold. MR = TR/ Q For competitive firms, marginal revenue equals the price of the good. Mrs. Mrs. Hellen Hellen Seshie-Nasser, Dept Dept.of.of Economics, University Economics, of University Ghana of Ghana Slide 9
10 Table 1: Total, Average, and Marginal Revenue for a Competitive Firm Slide 10
11 Profit Maximization The goal of a competitive firm is to maximize profit. This means that the firm will want to produce the quantity that maximizes the difference between total revenue and total cost. Slide 11
12 Table 2: Profit Maximization: A Numerical Example Slide 12
13 Profit Maximization for a Competitive Firm Costs and Revenue MC 2 The firm maximizes profit by producing the quantity at which marginal cost equals marginal revenue. MC P = MR 1 = MR 2 AVC ATC P = AR = MR MC 1 Mrs. Hellen Seshie-Nasser, Dept Mrs..of Hellen Economics, Seshie-Nasser, Dept.of Economics, University of Ghana 0 Q 1 Q MAX Q 2 Slide 13 Quantity
14 Profit Maximization Profit maximization occurs at the quantity where marginal revenue equals marginal cost. When MR > MC increase Q When MR < MC decrease Q When MR = MC profit is maximized. However, for the competitive firm, Price = MR, and the equilibrium can be re-written as P = MC Slide 14
15 Profit as the Area between Price and Average Total Cost Price (a) A Firm with Profits Profit MC ATC P ATC P = AR = MR 0 Q (profit-maximizing quantity) Slide 15 Quantity Copyright 2004 South-Western
16 Loss as the Area between Price and Average Total Cost Price (b) A Firm with Losses MC ATC ATC P P = AR = MR Loss 0 Q (loss-minimizing quantity) Slide 16 Quantity Copyright 2004 South-Western
17 Zero Economic/Normal Profit Price (c) A Firm with zero economic / normal profit MC ATC ATC, P P = AR = MR 0 Q (loss-minimizing quantity) Slide 17 Quantity Copyright 2004 South-Western
18 Why Do Competitive Firms Stay in Business if they make Zero Profit? Profit equals total revenue minus total cost. Total cost includes all the opportunity costs of the firm. In the zero-profit equilibrium, the firm s revenue compensates the owners for the time and money they expend to keep the business going. Slide 18
19 The Firm s Short-Run Decision to Shut Down A shutdown refers to a short-run decision not to produce anything during a specific period of time because of current market conditions. Exit refers to a long-run decision to leave the market. Slide 19
20 The Firm s Short-Run Decision to Shut Down The firm considers its sunk costs when deciding to exit, but ignores them when deciding whether to shut down. Sunk costs are costs that have already been committed and cannot be recovered. Slide 20
21 The Firm s Short-Run Decision to Shut Down The firm shuts down if the revenue it gets from producing is less than the variable cost of production. Shut down if TR < TVC TR/Q < TVC/Q Thus, shut down if P < AVC Slide 21
22 Loss as the Area between Price and Average Total Cost (b) A Firm with Losses Price ATC P MC ATC AVC2 AVC1 P = AR = MR A firm making loss but with AVC1 will continue to produce. But a firm making loss, with AVC2 will shut down Loss 0 Q (loss-minimizing quantity) Quantity Slide 22 Copyright 2004 South-Western
23 The Competitive Firm s Short Run Supply Curve Costs If P > ATC, the firm will continue to produce at a profit. Firm s short-run supply curve MC ATC If P > AVC, firm will continue to produce in the short run. AVC Firm shuts down if P < AVC 0 Quantity Slide 23
24 The Firm s Long-Run Decision to Exit or Enter a Market The portion of the marginal-cost curve that lies above average variable cost is the competitive firm s short-run supply curve. In the long run, the firm exits if the revenue it would get from producing, is less than its total cost. Exit if TR < TC Exit if TR/Q < TC/Q Exit if P < ATC Slide 24
25 The Supply Curve in a Competitive Market Market supply equals the sum of the quantities supplied by the individual firms in the market. Slide 25
26 The Short Run: Market Supply with a Fixed Number of Firms For any given price, each firm supplies a quantity of output so that its marginal cost equals price. The market supply curve reflects the individual firms marginal cost curves. Slide 26
27 Figure 6: Market Supply with a Fixed Number of Firms Copyright 2004 South-Western Price (a) Individual Firm Supply Price (b) Market Supply MC Supply $2.00 $ Quantity (firm) 0 100, ,000 Quantity (market) Slide 27
28 The Long Run: Market Supply with Entry and Exit Firms will enter or exit the market until profit is driven to zero. In the long run, price equals the minimum of average total cost. The long-run market supply curve is horizontal at this price. Slide 28
29 Figure 7: Market Supply with Entry and Exit Copyright 2004 South-Western (a) Firm s Zero-Profit Condition (b) Market Supply Price Price MC ATC P = minimum ATC Supply 0 Quantity (firm) 0 Quantity (market) Slide 29
30 The Long Run: Market Supply with Entry and Exit At the end of the process of entry and exit, firms that remain must be making zero economic profit. The process of entry and exit ends only when price and average total cost are driven to equality. Long-run equilibrium must have firms operating at their efficient scale. Slide 30
31 A Shift in Demand in the Short Run and Long Run An increase in demand raises price and quantity in the short run. Firms earn profits because price now exceeds average total cost. Slide 31
32 Figure 8: An Increase in Demand in the Short Run and Long Run Price (a) Initial Condition Firm Market Price MC ATC Short-run supply, S 1 P 1 P 1 A Long-run supply Demand, D 1 0 Quantity (firm) 0 Q 1 Quantity (market) Slide 32
33 Figure 8: An Increase in Demand in the Short Run and Long Run Price (b) Short-Run Response Firm Market Price P 2 P 1 Profit MC ATC P 2 P 1 A B S 1 D 1 D 2 Long-run supply 0 Quantity (firm) 0 Q 1 Q 2 Quantity (market) Slide 33
34 Figure 8: An Increase in Demand in the Short Run and Long Run Price (c) Long-Run Response Firm Market Price P 1 MC ATC P 2 P 1 A B S 1 C S 2 Long-run supply D 1 D 2 0 Quantity (firm) 0 Q 1 Q 2 Q 3 Quantity (market) Slide 34
35 Why the Long-Run Supply Curve Might Slope Upward Some resources used in production may be available only in limited quantities. Firms may have different costs. Marginal Firm The marginal firm is the firm that would exit the market if the price were any lower. Slide 35
36 The Firm s Long-Run Decision to Exit or Enter a Market A firm will enter the industry if such an action would be profitable. Enter if TR > TC Enter if TR/Q > TC/Q Enter if P > ATC Slide 36
37 Figure 4 : The Competitive Firm s Long-Run Supply Curve Costs Firm s long-run supply curve MC = long-run S Firm enters if P > ATC ATC Firm exits if P < ATC 0 Quantity Slide 37 Copyright 2004 South-Western
38 The Supply Curve in a Competitive Market The competitive firm s long-run supply curve is the portion of its marginal-cost curve that lies above average total cost. Slide 38
39 Figure 4: The Competitive Firm s Long-Run Supply Curve Costs Firm s long-run supply curve MC ATC 0 Quantity Slide 39 Copyright 2004 South-Western
40 The Supply Curve in a Competitive Market Short-Run Supply Curve The portion of its marginal cost curve that lies above average variable cost. Long-Run Supply Curve The marginal cost curve above the minimum point of its average total cost curve. Slide 40
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