Consider the following market demand p=  20 - 0.02 Q where p is the price in $ or kilo and Q  is the quantity demanded in kilo/ per week.The  marginal cost of schedule is given by MC = 2 + 0.03 Q. a. if this were a perfectly competitive market what would be the equilibrium price and quantity show your work? b. if this were a monopolized market what would be the equilibrium price and quantity show your work? c. what is the dead weight loss in the monopolized market give the number and show your work?

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Consider the following market demand p=  20 - 0.02 Q where p is the price in $ or kilo and Q  is the quantity demanded in kilo/ per week.The  marginal cost of schedule is given by MC = 2 + 0.03 Q.

a. if this were a perfectly competitive market what would be the equilibrium price and quantity show your work?

b. if this were a monopolized market what would be the equilibrium price and quantity show your work?

c. what is the dead weight loss in the monopolized market give the number and show your work?

 

 

 

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