For n 2, 5, 10, 50, and 1,000, add columns to Table 6.2 for a. Market

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For n  2, 5, 10, 50, and 1,000, add columns to Table 6.2 for

a. Market elasticity, , which equals (dQ/dp)(p/Q).

b. Lerner’s measure of market power, (p  MC)/p.

c. Consumer surplus.

d. Social welfare  consumer surplus  industry profits.

e. Deadweight loss (the amount by which social welfare is less than the optimum).

Confirm that Lerner’s measure of market power,

(p  MC )/p, equals 1/(n).

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Modern Industrial Organization

ISBN: 9781013368837

4th Edition

Authors: Dennis W. Carlton, Jeffrey M. Perloff

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