The accompanying graph depicts the marginal revenue (MR), demand (D), and marginal cost (MC) curves for a monopoly. 100 a. Place point P1 at the profit maximizing price and quantity 95 assuming that the monopolist can only charge a single price. 90 85 80 75 b. What are the profits of the firm if it charges a single price? 70 65 60 55 50 45 40 $ 35 30 25 20 15 Suppose the monopolist able to successfully price 10 Price and Costs($)
The accompanying graph depicts the marginal revenue (MR), demand (D), and marginal cost (MC) curves for a monopoly. 100 a. Place point P1 at the profit maximizing price and quantity 95 assuming that the monopolist can only charge a single price. 90 85 80 75 b. What are the profits of the firm if it charges a single price? 70 65 60 55 50 45 40 $ 35 30 25 20 15 Suppose the monopolist able to successfully price 10 Price and Costs($)
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![The accompanying graph depicts the marginal revenue (MR),
demand (D), and marginal cost (MC) curves for a monopoly.
100
a. Place point P1 at the profit maximizing price and quantity
95
assuming that the monopolist can only charge a single price.
90
85
80
75
70
1
b. What are the profits of the firm if it charges a single price?
65
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
MC
20
15
Suppose the monopolist able to successfully price
10
discriminate between two groups by charging one group $70
5
MR
and charging $35 to the other group.
05 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95100
Quantity
c. What are the firm's profits if it charges the two prices as
mentioned above?
$
Price and Costs($)](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fad61fb23-6772-4c68-a944-71325d2213c5%2Fecbe08df-70a0-46d2-adeb-0c9b6a7fa7e9%2Fod7gq0t_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:The accompanying graph depicts the marginal revenue (MR),
demand (D), and marginal cost (MC) curves for a monopoly.
100
a. Place point P1 at the profit maximizing price and quantity
95
assuming that the monopolist can only charge a single price.
90
85
80
75
70
1
b. What are the profits of the firm if it charges a single price?
65
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
MC
20
15
Suppose the monopolist able to successfully price
10
discriminate between two groups by charging one group $70
5
MR
and charging $35 to the other group.
05 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95100
Quantity
c. What are the firm's profits if it charges the two prices as
mentioned above?
$
Price and Costs($)
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