In this slides deck, you will understand
Competitive Market and Monopoly.
With worksheet, you could write by your hand and understand the concept of basic market theory.
4. Perfect Competition
• Firms are price taker
• Firms have no power to
decide the price to sell.
• Both buyers and sellers
have complete
information about price,
costs,…
• Firms are selling
identical(homogeneous)
products.
5. Competitive market
𝑃
𝑞
𝑞 𝑞 + 1
𝑃1
𝐴 𝐵
Demand curve = uniform price in every quantity.
Consumers in perfect Competitive market is
Perfect price elastic. Because if you charge $1 more,
No one buy from you.
6. Short-run
What is Short-run?
In short run,
- no entry, no exit
- k(capital) = fixed. (You cannot build new plants)
So, companies could change only quantity 𝑞
(We use 𝑞 as individual firm and 𝑄 for market)
7. Company aims maximize their profit.
What is Economic profit(𝜋)?
Profit is Total Revenue – Total (opportunity) Cost
𝜋 𝑞 = 𝑇𝑅 𝑞 − 𝑇𝐶 𝑞
In Economics, cost is excluding sunk cost
(sunk cost do not always equals to fixed cost)
Total Revenue is Price × quantity, so:
𝑇𝑅 𝑞 = 𝑃𝑞
Do you draw “Revenue” graph properly?
12. Marginal – the key concept of economics.
Δ𝑋
Δ𝑞
, 𝑜𝑟
𝜕𝑋
𝜕𝑞
𝑋
𝑞
𝑞 𝑞 + 1
Δ𝑞
𝑋(𝑞)
𝑋(𝑞 + 1)
Δ𝑋
If I change quantity, how X changes?
13. Why Marginal is important?
𝑀𝐶 < 𝑀𝑅
We can decide change quantity or not.
If 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝐶𝑜𝑠𝑡 < 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑅𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑒,
We should produce more.
While 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝐶𝑜𝑠𝑡 > 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑅𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑒,
We shouldn’t produce more.
So, in general, when MC = MR, 𝜋 𝑚𝑎𝑥
Do you draw “MR” graph?
𝑀𝐶 > 𝑀𝑅
14. 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 = 50, 𝐹𝑖𝑥𝑒𝑑 𝐶𝑜𝑠𝑡 = 100, 𝑉𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒𝐶𝑜𝑠𝑡 = 50𝑞 − 11𝑞2
+ 𝑞3
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Revenue MR
𝑀𝑅 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑅𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑒 =
𝜕𝑇𝑅
𝜕𝑞
=
𝜕(𝑃 × 𝑞)
𝜕𝑞
= 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒
𝑀𝑅 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝑅
𝑞
In Competitive Market, firms are price taker
So, 𝑀𝑅 = 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒.
Which means,
consumers are perfectly price elastic( 𝒆 = ∞).
Why?
If you charge $1 more in competitive market,
Consumers buy things from another firm.
Remember Amazon Market Place.
Remember, Marginal is: if I change
quantity, how X is changed.
So, if you sell +1,
you got +P revenue.
36. Download and Check Excel
• https://www.dropbox.com/s/7w91ks1jiyvrprz/eshipVC3%20-
%20forhandout.xlsx?dl=0
• Sheet Competitive Market
• In group 3-5 ppl, let’s share your finding in 3-5min.
40. Imagine, suddenly the price drops 𝑃 = $26.
(1) How many you should produce?
𝑀𝐶 = 𝑃, so 50 − 22𝑞 + 3𝑞2 = 26 ↔ 𝒒 = 𝟔
(2) What is your revenue?
𝑇𝑅 = 𝑃 × 𝑞 = $26 × 6 = $𝟏𝟓6
(3) What is your profit?
𝜋 = 𝑇𝑅 − 𝑇𝐶 = $156 − 100 + 50𝑞 − 11𝑞2 + 𝑞3 = $156 − $220 = −$𝟔𝟒
You lose money.
(4)Should you shut down?
No. because 𝐴𝑉𝐶(𝑞 = 6) = 50 − 11𝑞 + 𝑞2 = $20 and 𝑃 = $26 > 𝐴𝑉𝐶(𝑞 = 6)
(5) if you compare the profit with 𝑞 = 0 and 𝑞 = 5,7 what do you think?
41. Imagine, suddenly the price drops 𝑃 = $26.
(1) How many you should produce?
𝑀𝐶 = 𝑃, so 50 − 22𝑞 + 3𝑞2 = 26 ↔ 𝒒 = 𝟔
(2) What is your revenue?
𝑇𝑅 = 𝑃 × 𝑞 = $26 × 6 = $𝟏𝟓6
(3) What is your profit?
𝜋 = 𝑇𝑅 − 𝑇𝐶 = $156 − 100 + 50𝑞 − 11𝑞2 + 𝑞3 = $156 − $220 = −$𝟔𝟒
You lose money.
(4)Should you shut down?
No. because 𝐴𝑉𝐶(𝑞 = 6) = 50 − 11𝑞 + 𝑞2 = $20 and 𝑃 = $26 > 𝐴𝑉𝐶(𝑞 = 6)
(5) if you compare the profit with 𝑞 = 0 and 𝑞 = 5 what do you think?
If 𝑞 = 0, T𝑅 = $26 × 0 = 0, so 𝜋 = 𝑇𝑅 − 𝑇𝐶 = 0 − 𝑇𝐶 = −$𝟏𝟎𝟎
If 𝑞 = 5, T𝑅 = $26 × 5 = 130, so 𝜋 = 𝑇𝑅 − 𝑇𝐶 = 130 − (100 + 50𝑞 − 11𝑞2
+ 𝑞3
) = −$𝟕𝟎
If 𝑞 = 7, T𝑅 = $26 × 7 = 182, so 𝜋 = 𝑇𝑅 − 𝑇𝐶 = 182 − (100 + 50𝑞 − 11𝑞2 + 𝑞3) = −$𝟕𝟐
So, if we produce 𝑞 = 6, we lose money $64, But this is still better off than other quantity.
This is why we should not shut down if 𝑷 > 𝑨𝑽𝑪(𝒔𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒓𝒖𝒍𝒆)
𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒅𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈!
42. Individual firm and market supply
Q=1 Q=2 Q=3 Q=4
David 40 50 80 100
Joe - 40 50 80
Imagine, there are only two producers in the world.
And they could produce following Marginal
Cost(=individual supply curve)
Could you draw a individual supply curve?
𝑄
𝑃
$100
80
50
40
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
𝑃
$100
80
50
40
1 2 3 4
𝑞
individual
Worksheet 5
43. 𝑃
$100
80
50
40
1 2 3 4
𝑞
Individual firm and market supply
MC Q=1 Q=2 Q=3 Q=4
David 40 50 80 100
Joe - 40 50 80
Imagine, there are only two producers in the world.
And they could produce following Marginal
Cost(=individual supply curve)
Could you draw a Market supply curve?
𝑄
𝑃
$100
80
50
40
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Market
individual
44. 𝑃
$100
80
50
40
1 2 3 4
𝑞
Individual firm and market supply
Q=1 Q=2 Q=3 Q=4
David 40 50 80 100
Joe - 40 50 80
Imagine, there are only two producers in the world.
And they could produce following Marginal
Cost(=individual supply curve)
Could you draw a Market supply curve?
𝑄
𝑃
$100
80
50
40
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 + 2 = 3
3 + 4 = 7
2 + 3 = 5
Market
Just horizontal (where same price) sum over the quantity!
51. Short Run: Shut down condition
𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 < 𝐴𝑉𝐶(𝐴𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑉𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑠𝑡)
Long Run: Shut down condition
𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 < 𝐴𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑠𝑡
Because there are no fixed cost in the long run.
(sell and buy fixed asset in the long run)
52. Long Run: There are entry and exit
In competitive market, in the long run,
it drives profit to zero.
Cite: https://courses.edx.org/courses/course-v1:MITx+14.100x+3T2016/courseware/65ca1e8e024b4e0aae5d764b31942021/510230ecf173432786c678ab0591cf5d/?activate_block_id=block-
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If firms making profit,
Another company will
enter into the market in
the long run. So the
supply curve become
flatten(𝑆𝑅1 → 𝑆𝑅2).
The Price will decrease
(𝑃1 → 𝑃2)
And Individual firm lose
quantity(𝑞1 → 𝑞2)
53. Long Run: There are entry and exit
In competitive market, in the long run,
it drives profit to zero.
Cite: https://courses.edx.org/courses/course-v1:MITx+14.100x+3T2016/courseware/65ca1e8e024b4e0aae5d764b31942021/510230ecf173432786c678ab0591cf5d/?activate_block_id=block-
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𝑆𝑅3
𝑄3𝑞3
𝜋3 = 0
More entry till the
profit=0
This point is most
efficient to produce
because ATC is MIN.
54. Short Run Cost VS Long Run Cost
In the short run, your Average Total Cost is like this:
Heavy fixed cost Over Capacity
- Overtime rate charge
- Diminishing Productivity
Your work is digging a hole.
Your company has only 1 scoop.
Due to high demand, your firm
decide to hire +1 worker.
But there are no scoop.
55. Short Run Cost VS Long Run Cost
In the Long run, your firm could build new plant
Because you could use Capital(K)
Huge plant needs
More cost at first.
They are more productive.
But still have limitation.
56. Short Run Cost VS Long Run Cost
If we made 3 plants in the long run, our cost curve is
Yellow dotted line.
57. Short Run Cost VS Long Run Cost
But in the long run, managers could decide build a plant with target
quantity in every K(capital) level.
Which means there are infinite option. So the Yellow dotted line is
LRMC.
In general this is more efficient (low price same quantity) for firms
than SRMC.
59. Monopolistic Market
• Government sometimes allows monopoly
to infrastructure companies.
• Ex: Electric Power Company, Telecom
Company, Post Office,…
• Only one seller and many buyers.
• No close substitutes
• Barriers to entry
• Monopolistic Company is Price Maker.
60. Monopolistic Market
The firm is price maker, but they are not almighty.
Because consumers could react. If you set $100 for an ordinal candy,
no one want to buy it so company couldn’t make profit.
• 𝜋 = 𝑇𝑅 − 𝑇𝐶
•
𝜕𝜋
𝜕𝑄
= 𝑀𝑅 − 𝑀𝐶 = 0 ⇒ 𝜋 𝑚𝑎𝑥
• This when 𝜋 𝑚𝑎𝑥 ⇒ 𝑀𝑅 = 𝑀𝐶 rule is still same as monopoly.
61. Competitive market VS Monopolistic Market
𝑃
𝑞
𝑞 𝑞 + 1
𝑃1
𝐴 𝐵
Demand curve
Consumers in Competitive market is
Perfect price elastic.
So, 𝑀𝑅 = 𝑃1 (𝑞 + 1) − 𝑞 = 𝐵
𝑃
𝑄
Q 𝑄 + 1
𝑃1
𝐴 𝐵
Demand curve
𝐶
𝑃2
Consumers in Monopolistic market is
moderate price elastic.
So, 𝑀𝑅 =
Δ𝑅
Δ𝑄
=
(𝑃2 𝑄+1 −𝑃1 𝑄)
𝑄+1 −𝑄
= 𝐵 − 𝐶
So, monopolist lose revenue sometimes when they produce and sell more.
62. Monopolistic Market Example
• Demand Curve is 𝑄 𝐷 𝑃 = 20 − 𝑃
(1)What is MR for monopolist?
(2)Draw MR and Demand Curve
𝑃
𝑄
20
20
10
10
Worksheet 6
63. Monopolistic Market Example
• Demand Curve is 𝑄 𝐷 𝑃 : 𝑃 = 20 − 𝑄
↔ 𝑃 = 20 − 𝑄
• 𝑇𝑅 = 𝑃𝑄
• 𝑀𝑅 =
𝜕𝑃𝑄
𝜕𝑄
you can rewrite it if you like: (= 𝑃 + 𝑄
𝜕𝑃
𝜕𝑄
)
• here, we differentiate by Q. so, we would like
to re-write TR by TR(Q)
• 𝑇𝑅 = 𝑃𝑄 = 20 − 𝑄 × 𝑄 = 20𝑄 − 𝑄2
• 𝑀𝑅 =
𝜕𝑃𝑄
𝜕𝑄
=
𝜕(20𝑄−𝑄2)
𝜕𝑄
= 20 − 2𝑄
𝑃
𝑄
20
Demand curve
20
10
10
MR
Worksheet 6
64. [advanced] Monopolistic and competitive
• 𝑀𝑅 =
𝜕𝑃𝑄
𝜕𝑄
you can rewrite it if you like: (= 𝑃 + 𝑄
𝜕𝑃
𝜕𝑄
)
• 𝑀𝑅 =
𝜕𝑃𝑄
𝜕𝑄
= 𝑃 + 𝑄
𝜕𝑃
𝜕𝑄
If competitive market,
This term is 0
So, 𝑀𝑅 = 𝑃
Worksheet 6
65. [advanced] Monopolistic and competitive
• In addition to that, we know
Elasticity 𝑒 =
Δ𝑄/𝑄
Δ𝑃/𝑃
=
P
Q
ΔQ
ΔP
So, transform MR to this form:
• 𝑀𝑅 =
𝜕𝑃𝑄
𝜕𝑄
= 𝑃 + 𝑄
𝜕𝑃
𝜕𝑄
= 𝑃 + 𝑄
𝑃
𝑃
𝜕𝑃
𝜕𝑄
• = 𝑃 + 𝑃
𝑄
𝑃
𝜕𝑃
𝜕𝑄
• This is
1
𝑒
so, 𝑴𝑹 = 𝑷(𝟏 +
𝟏
𝒆
)
• And if 𝑒 ⇒ ∞(Competitive Market),
1
𝑒
⇒ 0 𝑠𝑜 𝑀𝑅 ⇒ 𝑃
66. Monopolistic Market
The firm is price maker, but they are not almighty.
Because consumers could react. If you set $100 for an ordinal candy,
no one want to buy it so company couldn’t make profit.
• 𝜋 = 𝑇𝑅 − 𝑇𝐶
•
𝜕𝜋
𝜕𝑄
= 𝑀𝑅 − 𝑀𝐶 = 0 ⇒ 𝜋 𝑚𝑎𝑥
• 𝝅 𝒎𝒂𝒙 ⇒ 𝑴𝑹 = 𝑴𝑪 rule is still same as monopoly.
67. Monopolistic Market Example
• Demand Curve is 𝑄 𝐷 𝑃 : 𝑃 = 20 − 𝑄
↔ 𝑃 = 20 − 𝑄
• We know
• 𝑀𝑅 =
𝜕𝑃𝑄
𝜕𝑄
=
𝜕(20𝑄−𝑄2)
𝜕𝑄
= 20 − 2𝑄
So, If Cost function is 𝐓𝐂 = 𝟐 + 𝑸 𝟐
• A monopolist will supply what quantity at
what price?
𝑃
𝑄
20
Demand curve
20
10
10
MR
Worksheet 6-2
80. Download and Check Excel
• https://www.dropbox.com/s/7w91ks1jiyvrprz/eshipVC3%20-
%20forhandout.xlsx?dl=0
(same excel as before)
• Sheet Monopoly
• In group 3-5 ppl, let’s share your finding in 3-5min.
81. Problem solving procedure.
For Competitive Market For Monopoly Market
Step1: Find out optimal quantity, which means find 𝑞 𝑜𝑝𝑡 where profit 𝜋 𝑞 𝑜𝑝𝑡 = 𝑚𝑎𝑥.
• 𝑞 𝑜𝑝𝑡 is where Marginal Revenue equals to Marginal Cost. Which is 𝑀𝑅 = 𝑀𝐶
• 𝑀𝐶 =
𝜕𝑇𝐶
𝜕𝑞
=
𝜕𝑉𝐶
𝜕𝑞
, where TC=Total Cost, VC=Variable Cost.
𝑀𝑅 = 𝑃(price)
To know 𝑀𝑅 =
𝜕𝑇𝑅
𝜕𝑄
, We should calculate T𝑅 = 𝑃 × Q
We know Demand Curve 𝑃 𝑄 = 𝒂 − 𝒃𝑸 (or 𝑄2
or something)
To differentiate by 𝑄, we use 𝒂 − 𝒃𝑸 as 𝑃 to earn TR.
So T𝑅 = 𝑃 × Q = 𝒂 − 𝒃𝑸 × 𝑄 = 𝑎𝑄 − 𝑏𝑄2, so we’ll have MR.
Solve 𝑀𝑅 = 𝑀𝐶, we got optimal 𝑄 𝑜𝑝𝑡
Step2: Find out optimal Total Revenue(TR), Total Cost(TC), and Profit (𝜋).
First of all, we need Price 𝑃.
We already know Price 𝑃
Find out 𝑃𝑜𝑝𝑡 using Demand Curve.
Assign 𝑄 𝑜𝑝𝑡 to 𝑃 𝑄 = 𝒂 − 𝒃𝑸, we got 𝑃𝑜𝑝𝑡
Using 𝑇𝑅 𝑜𝑝𝑡 = 𝑃𝑜𝑝𝑡 × Qopt, 𝑇𝐶 𝑜𝑝𝑡 = 𝑇𝐶(Qopt), we get TR and TC.
To know TC, we could use Average Total Cost 𝐴𝑇𝐶. 𝐴𝑇𝐶 𝑄 𝑜𝑝𝑡 × 𝑄 𝑜𝑝𝑡 = 𝑇𝐶 𝑜𝑝𝑡
𝜋 𝑞 𝑜𝑝𝑡 = 𝑇𝑅 𝑜𝑝𝑡 − 𝑇𝐶 𝑜𝑝𝑡.
82. If you want to know more, check Entrepreneurial Economics #1
• https://www.slideshare.net/ryouen/170902-entrepreneurial-
economics-v4-80086316
• Covered:
• Price Elasticity
• Demand / Supply curve shift
• Welfare and Deadweight Loss
• Marginal Rate of Substitute and indifference curve
83. Reference
NUS MBA BMA5001 Lecture Note 3, 6, 7
Principles of Microeconomics (Mankiw's Principles of Economics)
MITx: 14.100x Microeconomics
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Greg_Mankiw#Ch._1._Ten_Principles_of_Economics
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