a. Graph the demand, marginal cost, and marginal revenue curves.   b. Calculate the price and quantity associated with point C, the perfectly competitive outcome. Compute industry profit, consumer surplus, and social welfare.

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Suppose demand is

Q = 10000 - 1000P

and marginal cost is constant at MC=6. From the given demand curve, one can compute the following marginal revenue curve: 

MR = 10 - Q/500

a. Graph the demand, marginal cost, and marginal revenue curves.
 
b. Calculate the price and quantity associated with point C, the perfectly competitive outcome. Compute industry profit, consumer surplus, and social welfare.
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