Price 180 168 156 144 132 120 108 96 84 72 60 48 36 24 12 0 0 36 72 108 144 180 -P 216 252 288 324 360 396 432 468 504 Quantity -MR ---MC-AC A monopoly face the following demand, marginal revenue and marginal cost functions Note that in this case MC (Q) =AC (Q) for all Q. Calculate the monopoly's profits if the monopoly charges the single profit maximizing price

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### Graph Explanation:

The graph illustrates the demand, marginal revenue (MR), and marginal cost (MC) functions for a monopoly.

#### Axes:
- **Horizontal Axis (X-Axis):** Represents Quantity, ranging from 0 to 504.
- **Vertical Axis (Y-Axis):** Represents Price, ranging from 0 to 180.

#### Lines:
- **Blue Line (P):** Represents the demand curve, showing the price customers are willing to pay at different quantities. It slopes downward from a price of 168 at a quantity of 0 to a price of 0 at a quantity of 504.
- **Red Line (MR):** Represents the marginal revenue curve. It also slopes downward and lies below the demand curve.
- **Green Dashed Line (MC=AC):** Represents the marginal cost, which is constant across all quantities at a price of 60. It indicates that marginal cost (MC) equals average cost (AC) for all quantities.

#### Intersection:
- The point where the MR curve intersects the MC line indicates the profit-maximizing quantity and price for the monopoly.

### Text:
A monopoly faces the following demand, marginal revenue, and marginal cost functions. Note that in this case, \(MC(Q) = AC(Q)\) for all Q.

Calculate the monopoly's profits if the monopoly charges the single profit-maximizing price. 

(There is a space to input the calculated profit.)
Transcribed Image Text:### Graph Explanation: The graph illustrates the demand, marginal revenue (MR), and marginal cost (MC) functions for a monopoly. #### Axes: - **Horizontal Axis (X-Axis):** Represents Quantity, ranging from 0 to 504. - **Vertical Axis (Y-Axis):** Represents Price, ranging from 0 to 180. #### Lines: - **Blue Line (P):** Represents the demand curve, showing the price customers are willing to pay at different quantities. It slopes downward from a price of 168 at a quantity of 0 to a price of 0 at a quantity of 504. - **Red Line (MR):** Represents the marginal revenue curve. It also slopes downward and lies below the demand curve. - **Green Dashed Line (MC=AC):** Represents the marginal cost, which is constant across all quantities at a price of 60. It indicates that marginal cost (MC) equals average cost (AC) for all quantities. #### Intersection: - The point where the MR curve intersects the MC line indicates the profit-maximizing quantity and price for the monopoly. ### Text: A monopoly faces the following demand, marginal revenue, and marginal cost functions. Note that in this case, \(MC(Q) = AC(Q)\) for all Q. Calculate the monopoly's profits if the monopoly charges the single profit-maximizing price. (There is a space to input the calculated profit.)
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