Q7. Explain in your own words why the following LRAC curve could only have one producer in a market if market demand were less than 10,000 units. (Imagine if demand were 9,000 units. What would the cost be for a second firm trying to enter the market? Could it compete? What would its costs be in relation to the established firm?) What is the economic term for this type of market?

Solomon chemical company makes three products, b7, k6, and x9, which are joint products from the same materials. in a standard batch of 320,000 pounds of raw materials, the company generates 70,000 pounds of b7, 150,000 pounds of k6, and 100,000 pounds of x9. a standard batch costs $3,840,000 to produce. the sales prices per pound are $10, $14, and $20 for b7, k6, and x9, respectively. (a) allocate the joint product cost among the three final products using weight as the allocation base. (b) allocate the joint product cost among the three final products using market value as the allocation base. (c) allocate the joint product cost among the three final products using weight as the allocation base.