1.5. The following table shows the demand curve facing a monopolist who produces at a constant marginal...

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1.5. The following table shows the demand curve facing a monopolist who produces at a constant marginal cost of $10:

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a. Calculate the firm’s marginal revenue curve.

b. What are the firm’s profit-maximizing output and price? What is its profit?

c. What would the equilibrium price and quantity be in a competitive industry?

d. What would the social gain be if this monopolist were forced to produce and price at the competitive equilibrium? Who would gain and lose as a result?

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Microeconomics

ISBN: 9780132080231

7th Edition

Authors: Robert S. Pindyck, Daniel L. Rubinfeld

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