Microeconomic Theory
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781337517942
Author: NICHOLSON
Publisher: Cengage
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Chapter 14, Problem 14.12P
a)
To determine
To find:
Social output level and welfare associated with it.
b)
To determine
To know:
Profit,
c)
To determine
To find:
Monopoly
d)
To determine
To know:
Monopoly price, quantity before and after market segmentation.
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