A natural monopoly packages Alaskan moss, a unique health product that has no substitutes.The graph illustrates the demand curve for this health product.Price and cost (cents per bag)QQ50-D7Quantity (thousands of bags per year)>>> Draw only the objects specified in the questionDraw the monopoly's marginal revenue curve and label it.If the marginal cost is 30 cents a bag, draw the monopoly's marginal cost curve and label it.Draw a point at the monopoly's profit-maximizing quantity and priceHow many bags a year does the monopoly sell and what is the price of a bag?The monopoly sells bags a year and the price iscents a bag.>>> Remember that the quantity given on the axis is in thousands of bags.

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