Suppose that at first, Edison charges the same price of $8 per admission in both markets so that the total number of admissions demanded is tickets. Suppose now that Edison decides to charge a different price in each market. To maximize revenue, Edison should charge $ Market A and $ per admission in Market B. At these prices, he will sell a total quantity of admission tickets per day. Complete the following table by calculating Edison's total revenue from selling in both markets under the nondiscriminatory as well as the discriminatory price policy. Pricing Policy Nondiscriminatory Discriminatory Total Revenue (Dollars) Edison charges a higher price in the market with a relatively per admission in price elasticity of demand.
Suppose that at first, Edison charges the same price of $8 per admission in both markets so that the total number of admissions demanded is tickets. Suppose now that Edison decides to charge a different price in each market. To maximize revenue, Edison should charge $ Market A and $ per admission in Market B. At these prices, he will sell a total quantity of admission tickets per day. Complete the following table by calculating Edison's total revenue from selling in both markets under the nondiscriminatory as well as the discriminatory price policy. Pricing Policy Nondiscriminatory Discriminatory Total Revenue (Dollars) Edison charges a higher price in the market with a relatively per admission in price elasticity of demand.
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![5. Price-discriminating monopolist
Edison owns a plot of land in the desert that isn't worth much. One day, a giant meteorite falls on his property, making a large crater. The event
attracts scientists and tourists, and Edison decides to sell nontransferable admission tickets to the meteor crater to both types of visitors: scientists
(Market A) and tourists (Market B). The following graphs show daily demand (D) curves and marginal revenue (MR) curves for the two markets.
Edison's marginal cost of providing admission tickets is zero.
PRICE (Dollars per ticket)
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
0
3
Market A
Slope: -0.67
MR
6 9 12 15 18 21 24
QUANTITY (Admission tickets)
D
27 30
?
PRICE (Dollars per ticket)
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
0
3
Market B
Slope: -0.67
MRB BO
6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
QUANTITY (Admission tickets)
30
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Transcribed Image Text:5. Price-discriminating monopolist
Edison owns a plot of land in the desert that isn't worth much. One day, a giant meteorite falls on his property, making a large crater. The event
attracts scientists and tourists, and Edison decides to sell nontransferable admission tickets to the meteor crater to both types of visitors: scientists
(Market A) and tourists (Market B). The following graphs show daily demand (D) curves and marginal revenue (MR) curves for the two markets.
Edison's marginal cost of providing admission tickets is zero.
PRICE (Dollars per ticket)
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
0
3
Market A
Slope: -0.67
MR
6 9 12 15 18 21 24
QUANTITY (Admission tickets)
D
27 30
?
PRICE (Dollars per ticket)
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
0
3
Market B
Slope: -0.67
MRB BO
6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
QUANTITY (Admission tickets)
30
(?)
![Suppose that at first, Edison charges the same price of $8 per admission in both markets so that the total number of admissions demanded is
tickets.
Suppose now that Edison decides to charge a different price in each market. To maximize revenue, Edison should charge $
Market A and $
per admission in Market B. At these prices, he will sell a total quantity of
admission tickets per day.
Complete the following table by calculating Edison's total revenue from selling in both markets under the nondiscriminatory as well as the
discriminatory price policy.
Pricing Policy
Nondiscriminatory
Discriminatory
Total Revenue
(Dollars)
Edison charges a higher price in the market with a relatively
per admission in
price elasticity of demand.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fbf5870c4-1eaf-4703-9295-8b334f37eac7%2Fc3b3c19a-46bf-4584-bafb-8b1e601203fe%2F5vx0tks_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that at first, Edison charges the same price of $8 per admission in both markets so that the total number of admissions demanded is
tickets.
Suppose now that Edison decides to charge a different price in each market. To maximize revenue, Edison should charge $
Market A and $
per admission in Market B. At these prices, he will sell a total quantity of
admission tickets per day.
Complete the following table by calculating Edison's total revenue from selling in both markets under the nondiscriminatory as well as the
discriminatory price policy.
Pricing Policy
Nondiscriminatory
Discriminatory
Total Revenue
(Dollars)
Edison charges a higher price in the market with a relatively
per admission in
price elasticity of demand.
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