Price 20 10- 0 Quantity Find the optimal profits. a) 60 b) 59 c) 96 d) 62 10 Assume that the monopoly has two plants-plant 1 and plant 2. Cost function is given for plant c;(9₁)=2+4q, ifg, > 0 i.i=1,2. c;(q;) = 0,otherwise 20

Price 20 10- 0 Quantity Find the optimal profits. a) 60 b) 59 c) 96 d) 62 10 Assume that the monopoly has two plants-plant 1 and plant 2. Cost function is given for plant c;(9₁)=2+4q, ifg, > 0 i.i=1,2. c;(q;) = 0,otherwise 20

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