Suppose a monopolist faces consumer demand given by
P=600−22Q
with a constant marginal cost of
$20
per unit (where marginal cost equals average total cost. assume the firm has no fixed costs).
If the monopoly can only charge a single price, then it will earn profits of
(Enter your response rounded as a whole number.)
Correspondingly, consumer surplus is
However, if the firm were to practice price discrimination such that consumer surplus becomes profit, then, holding output constant at
145,
the monopoly would have profits of
note: there is a typo in quantity 145 it should be 14.5 if its related to same question otherwise i dont know where its come from . I hope this would help you thank you !
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