5. In a small college town there is only one movie theater. In a given month, if the theater is open, the owners have to pay a fixed amount of $6,000 for the films, ushers, etc., regardless of how many people come to the movies. For simplicity, assume that if the theater is closed, its costs are zero. The demand function for movie tickets in the town is characterized by ??= 45 −QT/60 a. Draw the market demand curve, the marginal revenue curve, and the marginal cost curve. Make sure to label the axes, curves, and intercepts. b. Find the profit-maximizing price and quantity of movie tickets, and indicate them on the graph above. How much would the theater make in profits? c. Suppose the local government implements a property tax, so that each month the theater now must pay a lump sum tax of $700. What will be the price and quantity of movie tickets under this tax?
5. In a small college town there is only one movie theater. In a given month, if the theater is open, the owners have to pay a fixed amount of $6,000 for the films, ushers, etc., regardless of how many people come to the movies. For simplicity, assume that if the theater is closed, its costs are zero. The
??= 45 −QT/60
a. Draw the market demand curve, the marginal revenue curve, and the marginal cost curve. Make sure to label the axes, curves, and intercepts.
b. Find the profit-maximizing price and quantity of movie tickets, and indicate them on the graph above. How much would the theater make in profits?
c. Suppose the local government implements a property tax, so that each month the theater now must pay a lump sum tax of $700. What will be the price and quantity of movie tickets under this tax?
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