(KEY QUESTION) Bob is a magazine monopolist. His marginal cost of production (per magazine) is constant at $5. His demand information is as follows: Price ($) QD 50 0. 40 30 10 20 20 15 30 10 50 102 2.50 200 a. Calculate the total revenue for Bob at each price. b. Calculate the (approximate) marginal revenue for Bob at each price. What is Bob's profit-maximising output level and price? Compare this with the perfectly competitive equilibrium level of output and price. с.
(KEY QUESTION) Bob is a magazine monopolist. His marginal cost of production (per magazine) is constant at $5. His demand information is as follows: Price ($) QD 50 0. 40 30 10 20 20 15 30 10 50 102 2.50 200 a. Calculate the total revenue for Bob at each price. b. Calculate the (approximate) marginal revenue for Bob at each price. What is Bob's profit-maximising output level and price? Compare this with the perfectly competitive equilibrium level of output and price. с.
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![(KEY QUESTION) Bob is a magazine monopolist. His marginal cost of production (per magazine) is constant
at $5. His demand information is as follows:
Price ($)
QD
50
0.
40
30
10
20
20
15
30
10
50
102
2.50
200
a. Calculate the total revenue for Bob at each price.
b. Calculate the (approximate) marginal revenue for Bob at each price.
What is Bob's profit-maximising output level and price? Compare this with the perfectly competitive
equilibrium level of output and price.
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Transcribed Image Text:(KEY QUESTION) Bob is a magazine monopolist. His marginal cost of production (per magazine) is constant
at $5. His demand information is as follows:
Price ($)
QD
50
0.
40
30
10
20
20
15
30
10
50
102
2.50
200
a. Calculate the total revenue for Bob at each price.
b. Calculate the (approximate) marginal revenue for Bob at each price.
What is Bob's profit-maximising output level and price? Compare this with the perfectly competitive
equilibrium level of output and price.
с.
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