The table shows the demand schedule of a monopolist. Calculate marginal revenue and fill in the revenue column in the table. Assume that output can only be sold in integer amounts (i.e., 1 unit, 2 units, etc.). Once you have filled in marginal revenue, identify the quantity produced by the monopolist in this market. Quantity Marginal Cost Marginal Revenue MR₁: MR3: MR5: 1 2 3 نیا 4 5 6 Price $13 $12 $11 $10 $9 $8 $6 $7 $8 $9 $10 $11 How many units does the monopolist produce? MR₁ MR₂ MR3 MR4 MRS MR6 MR₂: MR4: MR6: Quantity:

The table shows the demand schedule of a monopolist. Calculate marginal revenue and fill in the revenue column in the table. Assume that output can only be sold in integer amounts (i.e., 1 unit, 2 units, etc.). Once you have filled in marginal revenue, identify the quantity produced by the monopolist in this market. Quantity Marginal Cost Marginal Revenue MR₁: MR3: MR5: 1 2 3 نیا 4 5 6 Price $13 $12 $11 $10 $9 $8 $6 $7 $8 $9 $10 $11 How many units does the monopolist produce? MR₁ MR₂ MR3 MR4 MRS MR6 MR₂: MR4: MR6: Quantity:

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Chapter8: Monopoly

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