Chapter 9 - Monopoly
Making an entrance into a market unlawful is one approach to discourage new entrants. Patents, licenses, and other government-imposed legal limitations provide certain manufacturers with legal protection from competition.
Governments frequently grant monopoly status by granting a single business the exclusive right to offer a specific commodity or service. Certain companies are granted federal permits to broadcast radio and television signals. Medical services, haircuts, and legal counsel are all authorized by state licensing.
A license does not grant a monopoly, but it does prevent others from doing so entrance and frequently grants companies the ability to charge prices above the competitive level. As a result, a license can act as an effective deterrent to new rivals. Governments
Additionally, exclusive rights to sell hot dogs in public auditoriums, collect rubbish, offer bus and taxi service, and provide other services are granted.
Monopoly profits are frequently generated by providing something that other manufacturers cannot duplicate. Starbucks, for example, has developed a distinct "experience" for its customers over the years, featuring baristas who know their customers' orders by heart and a welcoming environment that encourages customers to relax and stay.
Starbucks has benefited from its distinctiveness as the market power to expand and demand a premium price, which has skyrocketed the company's value Since 1992, the stock price has increased more than 25-fold. However, according to a recent email from the company's chairman
Starbucks staff were warned that the drive to grow may âcommoditizeâ the company.
The term deadweight loss of monopoly refers to Net loss to society when a firm with market power restricts output and increases the price. The actual cost of monopoly could differ from the deadweight loss. These costs could be lower or higher.
Because it represents a cost to consumers but again to no one, the mcb triangle is known as the deadweight loss of monopoly. This loss is caused by the allocative inefficiency caused by a monopoly's higher price and lower production. Again, society would benefit if output surpassed the monopolist's profit-maximizing quantity because the marginal benefit of increased output outweighs its marginal cost. Price, or marginal benefit, always surpasses marginal cost under a monopoly. In the United States, empirical estimates of the yearly deadweight loss of monopoly ranged from approximately 1% to nearly 5% of national revenue.
Exhibit 1 shows a downward-sloping, long-run average cost curve, which indicates that a monopoly can develop organically when a business experiences economies of scale. In such cases, a single company can meet market demand at a reduced average cost per unit than two or more companies producing less.
To put it another way, market demand is insufficient to allow several firms to attain adequate economies of scale. As a result, a single business emerges as the sole winner of the competitive process, a low-cost market provider.
Even if power production has grown more competitive, electricity transmission continues to benefit from economies of scale.
The cost of connecting an extra residence to the electrical grid is very low after cables are installed across a neighborhood. As a result, as more and more houses are connected to existing infrastructure, the average cost of supplying power falls.
A natural monopoly is one that arises from the nature of costs, as opposed to artificial monopolies formed by government patents, licenses, and other legal impediments to entry.
A new entrant cannot sell enough to benefit from the economies of scale produced by an established company. Therefore, market entry is naturally blocked.
Once a product loses its uniquenessâin this case, by going from a special experience to just another cup of coffeeâthe supplier loses market power and profitability.
Because, by definition, a monopoly provides the whole market, the demand for a monopolist's product is likewise market demand. As a result, the demand curve dips downward, illustrating the law of demandâprice, and quantity desired are inversely related. Consider a monopolist's demand, average revenue, and marginal revenue.
A monopolist may be able to generate output at a cheaper cost per unit than competing companies if economies of scale are significant enough. As a result, under monopoly, the price, or at least the cost of manufacturing, may be lower than under competition.
Due to the primary contributing factor of which monopolists may continue to operate in the face of public scrutiny and political pressure, prices that are lower than the profit-maximizing level. Despite the fact that monopolists wish to profit, they understand that if there is a public outcry about excessive pricing, they will be able to make as much profit as possible.
When a company's profit grows loud enough, the government may intervene to limit or eliminate it.
Another line of thought implies that the monopoly's deadweight loss may be larger than depicted in our basic graphic. Monopolies may incur a larger welfare loss if resources must be committed to establishing and sustaining a monopolistic position.
The monologues ensure that marginal revenue is equal to the marginal cost, as shown in the image attached below.
De Beers owns the diamond industry. The demand curve for high-quality 1-carat diamonds is depicted in Exhibit 2. De Beers, for example, may sell three $7,000 diamonds every day. The total income from such a price-quantity combination is $21,000 ($7,000 3). Total income divided by quantity equals the average revenue per diamond, which is likewise $7,000 in this case. As a result, the monopolist's price is equal to the average revenue per unit.
De Beers must reduce the price of a fourth diamond to $6,750 in order to sell it. The total revenue from the sale of four diamonds is $27,000 ($6,750 4), with average revenue of $6,750. Price equals average revenue all the way up the demand curve. As a result, the demand curve also represents the monopolist's average revenue.
The demand curve of a fully competitive business is also the firm's average revenue curve.
The profit margin from selling a fourth diamond can be estimated as De Beers reduces the price from $7,000 to $6,750, increasing total income from $21,000 to $27,000.
Thus, the marginal revenue (the difference in total income from selling one additional diamond) is $6,000, which is less than the price, or average revenue, of $6,750. The marginal revenue of a monopolist is smaller than the price, or average revenue. Remember that in a completely competitive business, marginal revenue equals price, or average revenue, because that firm can sell all of its supplies at market price.
A monopolist must decrease the price in order to sell more output. In actuality, a monopolist can occasionally boost profits by charging greater prices to people who place a higher value on the commodity. Price discrimination refers to the practice of charging different prices to various categories of consumers. Children, students, and older citizens, for example, frequently pay cheaper entry costs to baseball games, movies, amusement parks, and other activities. You may assume that businesses do this to be fair to particular groups, but the fundamental objective is to increase profits.
A firm's product must fulfill certain requirements in order to engage in pricing discrimination. First, the demand curve for the business's product must slope downward, suggesting that the firm is a price makerâthe producer has some market power, and hence some price-setting authority.
Second, the product must have at least two categories of consumers, each with a distinct price elasticity of demand. Third, the company must be able to charge each group a different price for essentially the same product at a low cost. Finally, the company must be able to prohibit individuals who pay the lower price from reselling the goods to others who must pay the higher price.
Making an entrance into a market unlawful is one approach to discourage new entrants. Patents, licenses, and other government-imposed legal limitations provide certain manufacturers with legal protection from competition.
Governments frequently grant monopoly status by granting a single business the exclusive right to offer a specific commodity or service. Certain companies are granted federal permits to broadcast radio and television signals. Medical services, haircuts, and legal counsel are all authorized by state licensing.
A license does not grant a monopoly, but it does prevent others from doing so entrance and frequently grants companies the ability to charge prices above the competitive level. As a result, a license can act as an effective deterrent to new rivals. Governments
Additionally, exclusive rights to sell hot dogs in public auditoriums, collect rubbish, offer bus and taxi service, and provide other services are granted.
Monopoly profits are frequently generated by providing something that other manufacturers cannot duplicate. Starbucks, for example, has developed a distinct "experience" for its customers over the years, featuring baristas who know their customers' orders by heart and a welcoming environment that encourages customers to relax and stay.
Starbucks has benefited from its distinctiveness as the market power to expand and demand a premium price, which has skyrocketed the company's value Since 1992, the stock price has increased more than 25-fold. However, according to a recent email from the company's chairman
Starbucks staff were warned that the drive to grow may âcommoditizeâ the company.
The term deadweight loss of monopoly refers to Net loss to society when a firm with market power restricts output and increases the price. The actual cost of monopoly could differ from the deadweight loss. These costs could be lower or higher.
Because it represents a cost to consumers but again to no one, the mcb triangle is known as the deadweight loss of monopoly. This loss is caused by the allocative inefficiency caused by a monopoly's higher price and lower production. Again, society would benefit if output surpassed the monopolist's profit-maximizing quantity because the marginal benefit of increased output outweighs its marginal cost. Price, or marginal benefit, always surpasses marginal cost under a monopoly. In the United States, empirical estimates of the yearly deadweight loss of monopoly ranged from approximately 1% to nearly 5% of national revenue.
Exhibit 1 shows a downward-sloping, long-run average cost curve, which indicates that a monopoly can develop organically when a business experiences economies of scale. In such cases, a single company can meet market demand at a reduced average cost per unit than two or more companies producing less.
To put it another way, market demand is insufficient to allow several firms to attain adequate economies of scale. As a result, a single business emerges as the sole winner of the competitive process, a low-cost market provider.
Even if power production has grown more competitive, electricity transmission continues to benefit from economies of scale.
The cost of connecting an extra residence to the electrical grid is very low after cables are installed across a neighborhood. As a result, as more and more houses are connected to existing infrastructure, the average cost of supplying power falls.
A natural monopoly is one that arises from the nature of costs, as opposed to artificial monopolies formed by government patents, licenses, and other legal impediments to entry.
A new entrant cannot sell enough to benefit from the economies of scale produced by an established company. Therefore, market entry is naturally blocked.
Once a product loses its uniquenessâin this case, by going from a special experience to just another cup of coffeeâthe supplier loses market power and profitability.
Because, by definition, a monopoly provides the whole market, the demand for a monopolist's product is likewise market demand. As a result, the demand curve dips downward, illustrating the law of demandâprice, and quantity desired are inversely related. Consider a monopolist's demand, average revenue, and marginal revenue.
A monopolist may be able to generate output at a cheaper cost per unit than competing companies if economies of scale are significant enough. As a result, under monopoly, the price, or at least the cost of manufacturing, may be lower than under competition.
Due to the primary contributing factor of which monopolists may continue to operate in the face of public scrutiny and political pressure, prices that are lower than the profit-maximizing level. Despite the fact that monopolists wish to profit, they understand that if there is a public outcry about excessive pricing, they will be able to make as much profit as possible.
When a company's profit grows loud enough, the government may intervene to limit or eliminate it.
Another line of thought implies that the monopoly's deadweight loss may be larger than depicted in our basic graphic. Monopolies may incur a larger welfare loss if resources must be committed to establishing and sustaining a monopolistic position.
The monologues ensure that marginal revenue is equal to the marginal cost, as shown in the image attached below.
De Beers owns the diamond industry. The demand curve for high-quality 1-carat diamonds is depicted in Exhibit 2. De Beers, for example, may sell three $7,000 diamonds every day. The total income from such a price-quantity combination is $21,000 ($7,000 3). Total income divided by quantity equals the average revenue per diamond, which is likewise $7,000 in this case. As a result, the monopolist's price is equal to the average revenue per unit.
De Beers must reduce the price of a fourth diamond to $6,750 in order to sell it. The total revenue from the sale of four diamonds is $27,000 ($6,750 4), with average revenue of $6,750. Price equals average revenue all the way up the demand curve. As a result, the demand curve also represents the monopolist's average revenue.
The demand curve of a fully competitive business is also the firm's average revenue curve.
The profit margin from selling a fourth diamond can be estimated as De Beers reduces the price from $7,000 to $6,750, increasing total income from $21,000 to $27,000.
Thus, the marginal revenue (the difference in total income from selling one additional diamond) is $6,000, which is less than the price, or average revenue, of $6,750. The marginal revenue of a monopolist is smaller than the price, or average revenue. Remember that in a completely competitive business, marginal revenue equals price, or average revenue, because that firm can sell all of its supplies at market price.
A monopolist must decrease the price in order to sell more output. In actuality, a monopolist can occasionally boost profits by charging greater prices to people who place a higher value on the commodity. Price discrimination refers to the practice of charging different prices to various categories of consumers. Children, students, and older citizens, for example, frequently pay cheaper entry costs to baseball games, movies, amusement parks, and other activities. You may assume that businesses do this to be fair to particular groups, but the fundamental objective is to increase profits.
A firm's product must fulfill certain requirements in order to engage in pricing discrimination. First, the demand curve for the business's product must slope downward, suggesting that the firm is a price makerâthe producer has some market power, and hence some price-setting authority.
Second, the product must have at least two categories of consumers, each with a distinct price elasticity of demand. Third, the company must be able to charge each group a different price for essentially the same product at a low cost. Finally, the company must be able to prohibit individuals who pay the lower price from reselling the goods to others who must pay the higher price.