The following table contains demand and cost data for a monopolist. Complete the table by filling in the columns for total revenue, marginal revenue, and marginal cost. Answer these three questions: (a) What output will the monopolist produce? (b) What price will the monopolist charge? (c) What total profit will the monopolist receive at the profit-maximizing level of output? Quantity Price Total revenue Marginal revenue Total cost Marginal cost 0 $34 $ 1 32 2 30 3 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 4 5 6 8 9 10 $ $20 36 46 50 54 56 64 80 100 128 160 $

The following table contains demand and cost data for a monopolist. Complete the table by filling in the columns for total revenue, marginal revenue, and marginal cost. Answer these three questions: (a) What output will the monopolist produce? (b) What price will the monopolist charge? (c) What total profit will the monopolist receive at the profit-maximizing level of output? Quantity Price Total revenue Marginal revenue Total cost Marginal cost 0 $34 $ 1 32 2 30 3 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 4 5 6 8 9 10 $ $20 36 46 50 54 56 64 80 100 128 160 $

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