Micro Unit 3 Review List

  • Characteristics of Different Market Structures
    (vis. 3.1)  (activity #24)
 

 

 
  • Profit Maximizing Rule  MR=MC
    (determines quantity for all markets)

 

  • Be able to Define & Graph:
    FC ,VC & TC (vis. 3.2)  AFC, AVC & ATC (vis.3.4)
    MC 
    (activity #28)

 

 
  • Be able to explain Why Marginal Revenue 
    Curve lies below Demand Curve for Monopoly

 

  • MC=ATC at min ATC
    Must be able to explain why?

 

 
  • Explain & Graph why Monopolist will never 
    operate on inelastic portion of Demand Curve 
    (vis. 3.10)  (activities #32-34)

 

  • Perfect Competition in Short Run  (vis. 3.5)
    (activity #27)

 

 
  • Regulating Natural Monopolies: Why? & Where?
    Fair Return Point  P=ATC
    Socially Optimal (Allocatively Efficient) P=MC

 

 

 
  • Monopolistic Competition (vis. 3.12)
    Short Run Equilibrium & Long Run Equilibrium
    (activity #39)

 

  • Perfect Competition in Long Run Equilibrium
    (vis. 3.7)  (activity #29)

 

 
  • Price Discrimination  (activity #36)

 

 
  • Oligopoly (Pure & Differentiated)
    Non Price Competition... Why?
    (Mutual Interdependence)

 

  • Productive Efficiency
    (Be able to Define & locate on Graphs
 
  • Game Theory  (Prisoner's Dilemma)
    (handout)  (activity #41)

Unit 3 Key Ideas

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