A company that sells beef to consumers and producers of beef jerky. The firm's demand function D and marginal revenue function in market 1 (consumer market) and market 2 (factory market) are: Q1=40- P1 and MR1 = 40 - 20Q1 Q2= 50 - 2P2 and MR2= 25-Q2 . The total cost function of the company is: TC = 100 + 8Q a. Draw the figure to show: The firm's demand curve D, MR, MC. b. Output maximizes profit. How will the firm distribute output across markets to maximize profits with third-degree pseudo-discrimination?

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A company that sells beef to consumers and producers of beef jerky. The firm's demand function D and marginal revenue function in market 1 (consumer market) and market 2 (factory market) are:

Q1=40- P1 and MR1 = 40 - 20Q1

Q2= 50 - 2P2 and MR2= 25-Q2 . The total cost function of the company is: TC = 100 + 8Q

a. Draw the figure to show: The firm's demand curve D, MR, MC.

b. Output maximizes profit. How will the firm distribute output across markets to maximize profits with third-degree pseudo-discrimination?

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