Q4. Monopoly Assignment

Suppose Lagatt Green charges $2.00 per bottle. Your study partner Taio says that because Lagatt Green is a monopoly with market power, it should charge the higher price of $2.25 per bottle in order to increase its profit. Complete the following table to determine whether Taio is correct. Price Quantity Demanded Total Revenue Total Cost Profit (Dollars per bottle) (Cans) (Dollars) (Dollars) (Dollars) 2.00 2.25 Given the earlier information, Taio _ correct in his assertion that Lagatt Green should charge $2.25 per bottle. Suppose that a technological innovation decreases Lagatt Green's costs so that it now faces the marginal cost (MC) and average total cost (ATC) given on the following graph. Specifically, the technological innovation causes a decrease in average fixed costs, thereby lowering the ATC curve and moving the MC curve. Place the black point (plus symbol) on the following graph to indicate the profit-maximizing price and quantity for Lagatt Green. If Lagatt Green is making a profit, use the green rectangle (triangle symbols) to shade in the area representing its profit. On the other hand, if Lagatt Green is suffering a loss, use the purple rectangle (diamond symbols) to shade in the area representing the loss.4.00 3.50 Monopoly Outcome 3.00 2.50 Profit 2.00 PRICE (Dollars perunit) 1.50 Loss ATC 1.00 0.50 IMC D MR 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 QUANTITY (Thousands of bottles of beer)