Draw an example of a monopoly with a linear demand curve and a constant marginal cost curve. a. Show the profit-maximizing price and output and and identify the areas of consumer surplus, producer surplus, and deadweight loss. Also show the quantity that would be produced if the monopoly were to act like a price taker. b. Now suppose that the demand curve is a smooth concave-to-the-origin curve (whose ends hit the axes) that is tangent to the original demand curve at the point Explain why the monopoly equilibrium will be the same as with the linear demand curve. Show how much output the firm would produce if it acted like a price taker. Show how the welfare areas change. c. Repeat the exercises in part b if the demand curve is a smooth convex-to-the-origin curve (whose ends hit the axes) that is tangent to the original demand curve at the point
Draw an example of a
a. Show the profit-maximizing 
and 
and identify the areas of 
that would be produced if the monopoly were to act like a price taker.
b. Now suppose that the demand curve is a smooth concave-to-the-origin curve (whose ends hit the axes) that is tangent to the original demand curve at the point 
Explain why the monopoly equilibrium will be the same as with the linear demand curve. Show how much output the firm would produce if it acted like a price taker. Show how the welfare areas change.
c. Repeat the exercises in part b if the demand curve is a smooth convex-to-the-origin curve (whose ends hit the axes) that is tangent to the original demand curve at the point 
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