Principles Of Economics 2e
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781680920864
Author: Timothy Taylor, Steven A. Greenlaw, David Shapiro
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 10, Problem 6RQ
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Use the following table to work Problems 5 to 9.
Minnie's Mineral Springs, a single-price monopoly,
faces the market demand schedule:
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(dollars per bottle)
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8
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6
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4
3
2
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5. a. Calculate Minnie's total revenue schedule.
b. Calculate its marginal revenue schedule.
6. a. Draw a graph of the market demand curve
and Minnie's marginal revenue curve.
b. Why is Minnie's marginal revenue less than
the price?
7. a. At what price is Minnie's total revenue maxi-
mized?
b. Over what range of prices is the demand for
water from Minnie's Mineral Springs elastic?
8. Why will Minnie not produce a quantity at which
the market demand for water is inelastic?
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