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1. At what output rate and price does the monopolist operate?
2. In equilibrium, approximately what is the firm’s total cost and total revenue?
3. What is the firm’s economic profit or loss in equilibrium?
10. Is the demand for a life-saving drug like Daraprim
(Front Page Economics "Drugmaker Hikes Price of AIDS
Drug 5,000 Percent!") likely to be elastic or inelastic? How
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- Price, cost, marginal revenue of diamond $1,000 800 ator 600 400 MC 200 -200 MR -400 20 8 10 Quantity of diamonds 16 Look at the figure The Profit-Maximizing Output and Price. Assume that there are no fixed costs and AC = MC = $200. The monopolist who can use price discrimination perfectly will produce an output of %3D %3D diamonds. O 20 0 6 О 16 O None of these options is correct.arrow_forwardWhich of the following statements regarding a profit-maximising monopolist is FALSE? O a. This firm might respond to a fall in demand by reducing both its output and its price. O b. This firm might respond to a fall in demand by reducing its output and increasing its price. O c. This firm would respond to a fall in the price of a variable input by increasing its output and reducing its price. d. This firm would respond to a fall in the price of a fixed input by increasing its output and reducing its price.arrow_forwardThe following diagram depicts the operating conditions for a profit-maximising monopolist. Calculate the deadweight loss created by this monopoly selling at the profit maximising point. Price ($) MC 10 Demand MR 5 7.5 10 Quantity (a) $4.25 (b) $6.25 (c) $8.25 (d) None of the above. 20 15 LO 20 15arrow_forward
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- Suppose that a monopolist faces linear demand given by Q(p)=90-3"p The monopolist also pays a marginal cost of $2 for each unit produced. What is the price that the monopolist will set to maximize its profits? O 16.5 O 15 O 16 O 15.5arrow_forwardThe accompanying diagram shows demand, marginal revenue, and marginal cost of a monopolist. $120 MC 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 MR 0+ Quantity o i 2 3 4 s6i s 9 10 11 12 13 14 is a) Determine the profit-maximizing output and price. b) What price and output would prevail if this firm's product was sold by price-taking firms in a perfectly competitive market? c) Calculate the deadweight loss of this monopoly. d) Suppose MC increases. How would this affect monopoly price and quantity? e) Suppose market demand became less price elastic (hint: became flatter). How does this affect monopoly price and quantity?arrow_forwardPrice (dollars) 30 27 24 21 18 15 12 9 O 3 units. O 5 units. O 4 units. Quantity demanded O 6 units. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Marginal revenue (dollars) 0 27 21 15 3 -3 -9 Total cost (dollars) 25 28 33 40 49 Using the data in the above table for a single-price monopolist, how many units of output will be produced? 60 73 88arrow_forward
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