Question: ( 2 0 2 1 Summer Final Q 5 3 - 5 6 ) A perfectly competitive market is initially in a long run equilibrium,

(2021 Summer Final Q53-56) A perfectly competitive market is initially in a long run equilibrium, with \( n \) identical firms (\( n \) can take non-integer values). The demand curve and the shortPage 14 it supply curve are given as follows.
Supply: \( Q=2 P-1\) thousand units
Demand: \( Q=2100-4 P \) thousand units
(a) The equilibrium price is dollars per unit and the equilibrium quantity is thousand units.
(b) Suppose there is an increase in demand such that each consumer's willingness to pay increases by 100 dollars, and suppose this is a constant cost industry. Then, the quantity traded in the market is thousand units when the market reaches a long run equilibrium again.
(c) Continue with the previous question. Suppose the new entrants and the incumbent firms are all identical. After the increase in demand, 10 new firms eventually enter the market so that a new long run equilibrium is reached. The average cost curve of an individual firm is minimized at \( q=\) thousand units.
(d) The average cost at this quantity is dollars per unit.
( 2 0 2 1 Summer Final Q 5 3 - 5 6 ) A perfectly

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