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14. (4 you think the Federal Trade Commission or Justice

Department would challenge this proposed merger?

Explain why or why not. The following data shows total

cost and demand information for Jon?s Riding Mowers.

Unit Pike >300 800 750 700 650 600 550 500 450 400 350

Units Demanded 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Cost $200

$500 $700 $800 $850 $950 $1150 $1450 $1350 $2350

$2950 15. (2 points) What is Jon?s fixed cost? 16. (8

points) the AFC, AVC, and profit per unit if Jon sets the

price at S600. 17. (5 points) What is the profit-maximizing

price and sales level for riding mowers? 18. (5 points) If

total costs at each output level were to double, would the

profit maximizing output level be greater or smaller than

that calculated in Question 17? Can you answer this

question without performing any calculations? Explain

Directions: Please answer the questions in the space

provided Points for each question are shown in

parentheses. Refer to the pie chart shown here for

questions 11-14, which are about the US cereal market

Assume that the wedge marked ?Private Label? represents

the combined market share of several manufacturers, and

therefore, Quaker is the fourth largest cereal producer.

11. (4 points).Calculate the 4-fmn concentration ratio for

the US cereal industry 12. (6 the HHI for the U.S. cereal

industry, ignoring the contribution of all but the four largest

firms. (Please show the calculations and the total.) 13. (6

that Kellogg were to make an offer to buy Kraft?s cereal

brands. Calculate the new HHI after the proposed buyout,

assuming that the competitors? shares would be

unaffected by the merger (Once again, please show your

calculations.)

Solution

Hi,

Please find the correct answer as folows:

11. 4-firm concentration ratio = 31%+34%+14%+10%

=89%

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12. HHI Index of the 4 firms = 34^2+31^2+14^2+10^2

=2413

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13. New HHI = 48^2+31^2+10^2

=3365

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14. Yes, Federal Trade Commission would challenge the

merger as it would tend to create a monopoly

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15. John\'s fixed cost = $200

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16. Fixed cost = $200

Variable cost = $950-200

=$750

Profit = 600*5-950

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14. (4 you think the Federal Trade Commission or Justice Department would challenge this proposed merger? Explain why or why not. The following data shows total cost and demand information for Jon?s Riding Mowers. Unit Pike >300 800 750 700 650 600 550 5 00 450 400 350 Units Demanded 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Cost $200 $500 $700 $800 $850 $950 $1150 $1450 $1350 $2350 $2950 15. (2 points) What is Jon?s fixed cost? 16. (8 points) the AFC, AVC, and profit per unit if Jon sets the price at S600. 17. (5 points) What is the profit-maximizing price and sales level for riding mowers? 18. (5 points) If total costs at each output level were to double, would the profit maximizing output level be greater or smaller than that calculated in Question 17? Can you answe r this question without performing any calculations? Explain Directions: Please answer the questions in the space provided Points for ...
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