代写Busn 295: Assignment #3 Winter 2024代写C/C++编程
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Winter 2024
Due at Start of Class: Apr 11th
◦ Instructions:
• Show your work. Partial marks will be awarded for correct process even if there are math errors. Wrong answers with no work shown will receive a mark of 0.
• I strongly encourage you to work with others; however, you must submit your own version of the assignment. Any word-for-word or near identical submissions
will receive a mark of 0.
◦ Further to that, I request that you not post solutions for others (note: anyone found doing this will be violating academic integrity and the proper protocol will be followed).
• If capturing the image of your work, please make sure to have sufficient lighting and clarity of the images so that I will be able to read it. Note this is not an issue if you are typing your solution; however, the graphs are generally easier to draw freehand and math with lots of sub/super-script is a pain in most programs. Plus, it is good to get practice in for the midterm exams.
◦ Note: you can hand in a physical version of the assignment, but I will also have a place where you can submit via Canvas if you prefer (I know some people use tablets for writing their assignments).
1. (15 points) Suppose Mr. Beast is touring/putting on a show at various venues across North America. Furthermore, assume one of the shows will take place in Vancouver in May 2024. The hypothetical event will be held at BC Place in front of a sold-out crowd (≈54,000 seats). Suppose there are two types of Mr. Beast fans: fanatical Mr. Beast fans and the average Mr. Beast fans.
As the event is attracting a large crowd, suppose a single food vendor can get a gov-ernment contract allowing it to be the sole seller of quick meals just outside BC Place. The crowds will have a market demand for meals that will depend on the type of fan. Suppose the demand for each Fanatical Mr. Beast fan is:
The demand for each Average Mr. Beast fan is:
Given there are 14,000 Fanatical Fans and 40,000 Average Fans, the demand function is:
Or the (invese) demand function:
Suppose that instead of a perfectly competitive market, the monopolist providing the quick meals has a cost function:
(a) (6 marks) Suppose the monopolist can tell the difference between the Average Mr. Beast fan and the Fanatical Mr. Beast fan. Find the price and quantity the firm would use for each type of fan. Hint: the Marginal Cost is the same for both groups (i.e. would be same as MC from assignment #2).
(b) (2 mark) What is the profit of the firm? Does the firm prefer this outcome of acting as a single-pricing monopolist when profit was $6,000?
(c) (5 marks) In the case of asingle-pricing monopolist, the firm charged PM = $16.80 and produced QM = 12, 000. How does the consumer surplus compare between the single-pricing monopolist and using price discrimination? Use this information to explain which fan type would prefer the single-pricing monopolist over price discrimination.
2. We will examine the idea of oligopolies in this problem. The examples here will be based on the ideas of competition over quantity for identical goods (i.e. Cournot and Stackelberg).
(a) (5 points) We begin with a 3 firm oligopoly and the assumption that each firm is using the minimal efficient scale, i.e. the lowest cost production method. Let market demand be P(Q) = 300 − 2Q where Q = q1 + q2 + q3 . Assume each firm has a cost of C(qi ) = 60qi. Find the best response function, then show the how much each firm produces and the profit created in this situation, i.e find the Nash-Cournot Equilibrium (hint: use the short-cut discussed in class to make your life easier) and profits.
(b) (4 points) Suppose two of the firms from part (a) merge together with cost re- maining the same, i.e. Q = q1 + q2 where q2 is produced by what was firms 2 and 3. Show what happens to the price and quantity produced. Explain why merging in this case does not make sense (hint: how do profits in this part compare with the joint profits of the two firms from part (a)?).
(c) (4 points) How does your answer change from part (b) if the two firms that merged together gained enough market power to allow them to act like a first mover. Show how quantities and profits change, i.e. find the Stackelberg Equilibrium.
3. Consider the following game between a seller and a buyer:
(a) (3 points) Given the full decision rule/strategy set for the Buyer in this game based on Table 1.
(b) (2 points) Based on Table 1, does any player have a dominant strategy in the game? Explain why or why not.
(c) (1 points) What is the Nash Equilibrium of the game? Explain.
(d) (4 points) Instead of the game being played simultaneously, suppose the Seller acts first setting a price (P=$9, $8, or $6) and then the Buyer decides the quantity of goods to purchase (Q = 2, 4, 6 or 8). What is the Nash Equilibrium of the game? Is it the same as in part (c)? Explain.