### Economic Analysis of Monopoly PricingIf a monopoly faces an inverse demand curve of:\[ p = 450 - Q \]and has a constant marginal and average cost of $30, it can perfectly price discriminate. The following outlines the economic outcomes in terms of profit, consumer surplus, welfare, and deadweight loss under both perfect price discrimination and single-price profit-maximization scenarios.#### Perfect Price Discrimination- **Profit ($\pi$)**: $88,200- **Consumer Surplus (CS)**: $0- **Welfare ($W$)**: $88,200- **Deadweight Loss (DWL)**: $0In this scenario, the firm captures all consumer surplus, maximizing its own profit and ensuring total welfare with no deadweight loss.#### Single-Price Profit Maximization- **Profit ($\pi$)**: $44,100- **Consumer Surplus (CS)**: $22,050- **Welfare ($W$)**: $66,150- **Deadweight Loss (DWL)**: $22,050Here, the monopoly charges a single price, resulting in a lower profit compared to perfect price discrimination. However, some consumer surplus remains, and there is a deadweight loss due to inefficiencies in resource allocation.#### Conclusion- Perfect price discrimination benefits the monopolist by extracting maximum profit with no deadweight loss, but offers no consumer surplus.- Single-price maximization retains partial consumer surplus but creates a deadweight loss due to reduced efficiency. Total welfare is lower compared to perfect price discrimination.This analysis illustrates the trade-offs between different monopoly pricing strategies and their implications on market efficiency and consumer welfare.

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Profit from perfect price discrimination (x) is $88200. (Enter your response as a whole number.) Corresponding consumer surplus is (enter your response as whole numbers): welfare is and deadweight loss is Profit from single-price profit-maximization is z = $44100. (Enter your response as a whole number.) Corresponding consumer surplus is (enter your response as whole numbers): welfare is and deadweight loss is CS=$0. W = $ 88200 DWL = $0. CS=$ 22050 W = $ 66150 DWL = $ 22050

Profit from perfect price discrimination (x) is $88200. (Enter your response as a whole number.) Corresponding consumer surplus is (enter your response as whole numbers): welfare is and deadweight loss is Profit from single-price profit-maximization is z = $44100. (Enter your response as a whole number.) Corresponding consumer surplus is (enter your response as whole numbers): welfare is and deadweight loss is CS=$0. W = $ 88200 DWL = $0. CS=$ 22050 W = $ 66150 DWL = $ 22050

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