4. (1.5 points) A monopolist has the following short-run total and marginal cost functions and demand function:
Total Cost:
Marginal Cost:
Demand:
where P is the price per unit of output, and Q is the quantity of output.
(a) What price and quantity combination maximizes the monopolist's total revenues?
(b) What is the price range over which a price decrease would lead to an increase in the monopolist’s total revenue?
(c) What price will the profit-maximizing monopolist charge? What will profits equal?
(d) What is the allocatively (socially) efficient price-quantity combination?
2006-11-12
12:32:21
·
1 answers
·
asked by
Anonymous
in
Education & Reference
➔ Homework Help