Which point depicts the monopoly equilibrium in the above figure? What will be the
price charged and quantity produced by this monopolist? 2
(ii) What would have been the equilibrium output and price had it been a perfect
competitive industry? Compare your result with that of a monopoly. 2
(b) Why a monopolist does not produce on the inelastic part of its demand curve? 3
(c) A monopolist has cost function TC = 10 + 2Q, where TC is the total cost of producing
Q units of output. Demand in this market is given by theequation Q = 14 β P, where P
stands for the price. Calculate the profit that the monopolist will be making
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