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Use the figure below to answer the following questions.     Figure 13.4.6 -Prime Pharmaceuticals has developed a new asthma medicine, for which it has a patent. An inhaler can be produced at a constant marginal cost of $2 per inhaler. The demand curve, marginal revenue curve, and marginal cost curve for this new asthma inhaler are shown in Figure 13.4.6. The patent gives Prime Pharmaceuticals a monopoly for its new inhaler. If Prime Pharmaceuticals can perfectly price discriminate, then it A) sells 16 million inhalers. B) charges a price of $2 for each inhaler it sells. C) sells inhalers for $6 each. D) makes zero economic profit. E) Both A and B are correct.
Figure 13.4.6
-Prime Pharmaceuticals has developed a new asthma medicine, for which it has a patent. An inhaler can be produced at a constant marginal cost of $2 per inhaler. The demand curve, marginal revenue curve, and marginal cost curve for this new asthma inhaler are shown in Figure 13.4.6. The patent gives Prime Pharmaceuticals a monopoly for its new inhaler. If Prime Pharmaceuticals can perfectly price discriminate, then it


Definitions:

Total Annual Fixed Costs

The sum of all business expenses that are constant and do not change with the level of production within the year.

Profit Maximising Model

A theoretical framework or strategy aimed at increasing a firm’s profits to the highest possible level.

Marginal Revenue

The additional income generated from selling one more unit of a product or service.

Costing Systems

Approaches and methodologies used by companies to allocate costs to their products or services for the purposes of inventory valuation and profitability analysis.

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