Assume that consumers value a high quality piece of furniture at 5000 and a bad quality one at 3000. Assume that producing a bad quality piece of furniture costs the manufacturer 3500 and producing a high quality one costs 5000. A) If the manufacturer is a monopolist, what will be the equilibrium sales prices on this market? B) How would your answer change, if the cost of producing a low quality piece of furniture went to 2900?.

Assume that consumers value a high quality piece of furniture at 5000 and a bad quality one at 3000. Assume that producing a bad quality piece of furniture costs the manufacturer 3500 and producing a high quality one costs 5000. A) If the manufacturer is a monopolist, what will be the equilibrium sales prices on this market? B) How would your answer change, if the cost of producing a low quality piece of furniture went to 2900?.

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Chapter7: Consumers, Producers, And The Efficiency Of Markets

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