94% Preview File Edit View Go Tools Window Help Tue 8:25 AM Microeconomics 21st PDF eBook.pdf (page 278 of 649) Q Search KEY GRAPH Microeconomics 21st PDF eB... Report een Shote n 39 57 AM FIGURE 12.4 Profit maximization by a pure monopolist. The pure monopolist maximizes profit by producing at the MR = MC output, here Q-5 units. Then, as seen from the demand curve, it will charge price P $122. Average total cost will be A $94 meaning that per-unit profit is P-A and total profit is $200 239 175 n Shot ..0.15 PM МС 150 Profit 5x (P-A). Total economic profit is thus represented Pm$122 125 per unit by the green rectangle Economic .АTC profit 100 n Shot .5.05 PM 75 A $94 MR MC 50 240 25 n Shot .6.42 PM MR Qm-5 units KEY GRAPН 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 3 10 о Quantity n Shot 57.32 PM QUICK QUIZ FOR FIGURE 12.4 1. The MR curve lies below the demand curve in this figure because the a. demand curve is linear (a straight line). b. demand curve is highly inelastic throughout its full length c. demand curve is highly elastic throughout its full length d. gain in revenue from an extra unit of output is less than the price charged for that unit of output 3. This pure monopoli st: a. charges the highest price that it could achieve. b. earns only a normal profit in the long run. c. restricts output to create an insurmountable entry barrier d. restricts output to increase its price and total economic profit : n Shot 2.22 AM 241 4. At this monopolist's profit-maximizing output a. price equals marginal revenue . NOW (AD 5 Price, costs, and revenue
94% Preview File Edit View Go Tools Window Help Tue 8:25 AM Microeconomics 21st PDF eBook.pdf (page 278 of 649) Q Search KEY GRAPH Microeconomics 21st PDF eB... Report een Shote n 39 57 AM FIGURE 12.4 Profit maximization by a pure monopolist. The pure monopolist maximizes profit by producing at the MR = MC output, here Q-5 units. Then, as seen from the demand curve, it will charge price P $122. Average total cost will be A $94 meaning that per-unit profit is P-A and total profit is $200 239 175 n Shot ..0.15 PM МС 150 Profit 5x (P-A). Total economic profit is thus represented Pm$122 125 per unit by the green rectangle Economic .АTC profit 100 n Shot .5.05 PM 75 A $94 MR MC 50 240 25 n Shot .6.42 PM MR Qm-5 units KEY GRAPН 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 3 10 о Quantity n Shot 57.32 PM QUICK QUIZ FOR FIGURE 12.4 1. The MR curve lies below the demand curve in this figure because the a. demand curve is linear (a straight line). b. demand curve is highly inelastic throughout its full length c. demand curve is highly elastic throughout its full length d. gain in revenue from an extra unit of output is less than the price charged for that unit of output 3. This pure monopoli st: a. charges the highest price that it could achieve. b. earns only a normal profit in the long run. c. restricts output to create an insurmountable entry barrier d. restricts output to increase its price and total economic profit : n Shot 2.22 AM 241 4. At this monopolist's profit-maximizing output a. price equals marginal revenue . NOW (AD 5 Price, costs, and revenue
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