Question 5
Assume that a monopolist sells a product with inverse demand given by p = 12 – 0.5q, where p is the price of the product and q is its quantity, and the monopolist’s marginal and average cost is equal to 6.
(a) Find the profit maximising level of q and p, and the firm’s profit. Find the profit maximising level of output and profit if the maximum price that can be charged per unit is (i) p = 7, (ii) p = 10.
(b) What effect on price and output would a tax of 2 per unit have on the firm’s output and price? What if the tax were 6 per unit?
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