Bob Is the Only Carpet Installer in a Small Isolated

question 53

Essay

Bob is the only carpet installer in a small isolated town.The above figure shows the demand curves of two distinct groups of customers-residential and business.If the marginal cost of installing carpet is a constant $1 per sq yard,what price does Bob charge each segment?

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Definitions:

Telomerase

An enzyme that adds nucleotide sequences to the ends of chromosomes, thereby preventing their shortening during cell division.

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A gene that has the potential to cause cancer by transforming a normal cell into a tumor cell when mutated or expressed at high levels.