Suppose That a Firm Faces a Demand Curve for Its $P = 10 - Q ^ { d }$

question 38

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a firm faces a demand curve for its product of $P = 10 - Q ^ { d }$ . The corresponding marginal revenue curve is $M R = 10 - 2 Q$ . The firm has a constant marginal cost of $4 per unit. If the firm engages in first-degree price discrimination, how much producer surplus will it capture?

• A)$21.
• B)$18.
• C)$9.
• D)$4.50

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Definitions:

Isotope

Variants of a particular chemical element that differ in neutron number, and consequently in nucleon number, but have the same number of protons.

Protons

Positively charged particles located in the nucleus of an atom, contributing to the atom's mass and charge.

Isotope

Atoms of the same element with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons, leading to different atomic masses.

Element

An element is a substance consisting of atoms which all have the same number of protons, classically considered the simplest substances that cannot be broken down using chemical reactions.