a. Suppose the marginal social cost of clothes dryers is given by MSC = 2Q. Further suppose that the monthly demand for clothes dryers is given by the equation Q = 40-P. What is the efficient level of monthly output of clothes dryers? b. If clothes dryers are sold in a monopolistic market, graphically show that the monopolist's optimum output will be less than the efficient output. (Note: No calculations are required here). c. Given that the marginal revenue for our monopolist can be written as MR = 40 - 2Q, illustrate the loss in efficiency due to monopoly power in this market. What is the dollar value of the loss? (Remember the formula for the area of a triangle is (base) (height)).
a. Suppose the marginal social cost of clothes dryers is given by MSC = 2Q. Further suppose that the monthly demand for clothes dryers is given by the equation Q = 40-P. What is the efficient level of monthly output of clothes dryers? b. If clothes dryers are sold in a monopolistic market, graphically show that the monopolist's optimum output will be less than the efficient output. (Note: No calculations are required here). c. Given that the marginal revenue for our monopolist can be written as MR = 40 - 2Q, illustrate the loss in efficiency due to monopoly power in this market. What is the dollar value of the loss? (Remember the formula for the area of a triangle is (base) (height)).
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a. Suppose the marginal social cost of clothes dryers is given by MSC = 2Q.
Further suppose that the monthly demand for clothes dryers is given by the
equation Q = 40 - P. What is the efficient level of monthly output of
clothes dryers?
b. If clothes dryers are sold in a monopolistic market, graphically show that
the monopolist's optimum output will be less than the efficient output.
(Note: No calculations are required here).
c. Given that the marginal revenue for our monopolist can be written as
MR = 40 - 2Q, illustrate the loss in efficiency due to monopoly power in
this market. What is the dollar value of the loss? (Remember the formula
for the area of a triangle is (base)(height)).
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