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Scenario: A Small-Town Monopolist
A monopolist sells cable subscriptions in a small town and finds that it can sell 100 subscriptions when the price is $15 a week and an additional 75 subscriptions when the price is $10 a week. The MC for the provision of the cable is $5 a week. There are no fixed costs.
-(Scenario: A Small-Town Monopolist) Look at the scenario A Small-Town Monopolist. If this monopolist chooses to sell subscriptions at one price, it will sell _____ units at a price of _____ and earn economic profits equal to _____.


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Stockholders' Equity

The residual interest in the assets of a corporation that remains after deducting its liabilities, representing shareholders' ownership interest.

Stock Dividend

A dividend payment made in the form of additional shares rather than cash, increasing the number of shares owned by shareholders.

Retained Earnings

Retained earnings are the portion of a company's profits that are kept or retained rather than distributed to shareholders as dividends, often used for reinvestment in the business or to pay down debt.

Cumulative Preferred Stock

A type of preferred stock where dividends accrue and must be paid out before dividends can be distributed to common stockholders.

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