A Textbook Publisher Is in Monopolistic Competition

question 176

Multiple Choice

A textbook publisher is in monopolistic competition. If the firm spends nothing on advertising, it can sell no books at $100 a book, but for each $10 cut in price, the quantity of books it can sell increases by 20 books a day. The firm's total fixed cost is $2,400 a day. Its average variable cost and marginal cost is a constant $20 per book. If the firm spends $1,200 a day on advertising, it can increase the quantity of books sold at each price by 50 percent. If the publisher advertises, its profit maximizing price is

• A) $40.
• B) $50.
• C) $60.
• D) $70.

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