MC = 20 + 3Q ontinuing Note: MR = 80 – 4/3Q = 80 – Q – ½Q = P – ½Q = P- (dP/dQ)Q = P(1 - 1/ED) %3! %3D %3D Setting MC = MR yields the profit-maximizing markup over marginal cost: MC = P(1 – 1/ED) P = MC[1/(1 – 1/Eo)] (P - MC)/P = 1/ED %3D %3D %3D a. Assume the market is monopolized. Find Q*, P*, and the elasticity of demand Ep at the profit- maximizing point and verify that the markup equation is satisfied: Q* = %3D P* = ED = (P - MC)/P = %3D b. Assume the market is monopsonized. Using the procedure in (a), which found MR as a function c P and Ep, find a formula for marginal expenditure (ME) as a function of P and Es. ME =

MC = 20 + 3Q ontinuing Note: MR = 80 – 4/3Q = 80 – Q – ½Q = P – ½Q = P- (dP/dQ)Q = P(1 - 1/ED) %3! %3D %3D Setting MC = MR yields the profit-maximizing markup over marginal cost: MC = P(1 – 1/ED) P = MC[1/(1 – 1/Eo)] (P - MC)/P = 1/ED %3D %3D %3D a. Assume the market is monopolized. Find Q, P, and the elasticity of demand Ep at the profit- maximizing point and verify that the markup equation is satisfied: Q* = %3D P* = ED = (P - MC)/P = %3D b. Assume the market is monopsonized. Using the procedure in (a), which found MR as a function c P and Ep, find a formula for marginal expenditure (ME) as a function of P and Es. ME =

Managerial Economics: A Problem Solving Approach

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Chapter23: Managing Vertical Relationships

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