Following information shows that a firm offering a good at different prices   to groups of consumers with different levels of willingness to pay.   Inverse Demand for movies: P1 = 20 – 4Q1   Inverse Demand for students: P2 = 10 – Q2   MC = 4Q LKR /ticket   (a) What price and quantity and maximizes profits if the firm charges each   market?   (b) Demonstrate that charging

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Following information shows that a firm offering a good at different prices

 

to groups of consumers with different levels of willingness to pay.

 

Inverse Demand for movies: P1 = 20 – 4Q1

 

Inverse Demand for students: P2 = 10 – Q2

 

MC = 4Q LKR /ticket

 

(a) What price and quantity and maximizes profits if the firm charges each

 

market?

 

(b) Demonstrate that charging different prices for the two groups results in

 

higher profits than charging the same price for everyone.

 

(c) Graph the demand curves, the marginal revenue curves, the marginal cost

 

curve and highlight the equilibrium.

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