
S E21: Market Power - Why businesses charge more
Think Like An Economist
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How Many You Bet You'll Make?
If i raise my price, i'm going to get fewer customers, that's right. But the real question is how many customers you'll lose? And that depends on your market power. We call this the rational rule for sellers: You should keep selling as long as your marginal revenue covers your marginal costs. Follow that rule and it says you'll keep producing until your marginal revenue is equal to irmarginal costs.
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