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(Solved) : Lorenzo Increase Production 4 5 Fire Engines Output Effect Price Effect Dominates Scenario Q33389251 . . .

Lorenzos Fire Engines is the sole seller of fire engines in the fictional country of Pyrotania. Initially, Lorenzo produced four fire engines, but he has decided to increase production to five fire engines. The following graph shows the demand curve Lorenzo faces. As you can see, to sell the additional engine, Lorenzo must lower his price from $105,000 to $90,000 per fire engine. Note that while Lorenzo gains revenue from the additional engine he sells, he also loses revenue from the initial four engines because he sells them all at the lower price 2 Use the purple rectangle (diamond symbols) to shade the area representing the revenue lost from the initial four engines by selling at $90,000 rather than $105,000. Then use the green rectangle (triangle symbols) to shade the area representing the revenue gained from selling an additional engine at $90,000 2 0 2 150 135 Revenue Lost 120 Demand 105 Revenue Gained 75 45 O 30 15 1 2 345 6 7 8 910 QUANTITY (Fire engines) Lorenzo should/should not increase production from 4 to 5 fire enginesbecause the output effect/ price effect dominatesin this scenario.

True or False: If Lorenzo’sFire Engines were a competitive firm instead and $105,000 were themarket price for an engine, increasing its production would notaffect the price at which he can sell engines.

Lorenzo’s Fire Engines is the sole seller of fire engines in the fictional country of Pyrotania. Initially, Lorenzo produced four fire engines, but he has decided to increase production to five fire engines. The following graph shows the demand curve Lorenzo faces. As you can see, to sell the additional engine, Lorenzo must lower his price from $105,000 to $90,000 per fire engine. Note that while Lorenzo gains revenue from the additional engine he sells, he also loses revenue from the initial four engines because he sells them all at the lower price 2 Use the purple rectangle (diamond symbols) to shade the area representing the revenue lost from the initial four engines by selling at $90,000 rather than $105,000. Then use the green rectangle (triangle symbols) to shade the area representing the revenue gained from selling an additional engine at $90,000 2 0 2 150 135 Revenue Lost 120 Demand 105 Revenue Gained 75 45 O 30 15 1 2 345 6 7 8 910 QUANTITY (Fire engines) Show transcribed image text

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