Alice is the monopoly producer for cosmetics in Wonderland. Market demand for cosmetics is given by p = 500 − 4Q and Alice’s costs of production are C(q) = 16q. Please calculate the monopoly price, quantity and profits. What would be the fair market price in perfect competition? Also calculate the welfare loss which occurs due to the monopoly

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Alice is the monopoly producer for cosmetics in Wonderland. Market
demand for cosmetics is given by p = 500 − 4Q and Alice’s costs
of production are C(q) = 16q. Please calculate the monopoly price,
quantity and profits. What would be the fair market price in perfect
competition
? Also calculate the welfare loss which occurs due to the
monopoly

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