Assume the following is the market for a specific type of medical device. Previously, assume that...

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Assume the following is the market for a specific type of medical device. Previously, assume that one firm had market power due to a patent and was setting a single price to maximize its profits. Now assume the patent has expired, leading to entry, and causing the market to become perfectly competitive. Government policy makers have also pledged to double the usage of the medical device relative to the market power level. What subsidy, if any, must it offer in the market to ensure that the resulting perfectly competitive equilibrium quantity is at least double the market power equilibrium quantity? 10 9 8 7 A 6 5 4 3 2 1 MC Demand 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Assume the following is the market for a specific type of medical device. Previously, assume that one firm had market power due to a patent and was setting a single price to maximize its profits. Now assume the patent has expired, leading to entry, and causing the market to become perfectly competitive. Government policy makers have also pledged to double the usage of the medical device relative to the market power level. What subsidy, if any, must it offer in the market to ensure that the resulting perfectly competitive equilibrium quantity is at least double the market power equilibrium quantity? 10 9 8 7 A 6 5 4 3 2 1 MC Demand 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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