Two Professors at a Nearby University Want to Co-Author a New

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Two professors at a nearby university want to co-author a new textbook in either economics or statistics.They feel that if they write an economics book,they have a 50 percent chance of placing it with a major publisher,and it should ultimately sell about 40,000 copies.If they can't get a major publisher to take it,then they feel they have an 80 percent chance of placing it with a smaller publisher,with ultimate sales of 30,000 copies.On the other hand,if they write a statistics book,they feel they have a 40 percent chance of placing it with a major publisher,and it should result in ultimate sales of about 50,000 copies.If they can't get a major publisher to take it,they feel they have a 50 percent chance of placing it with a smaller publisher,with ultimate sales of 35,000 copies.What is the probability that the statistics book would wind up being placed with a smaller publisher?

• A).6
• B).5
• C).4
• D).3
• E)0

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Definitions:

MR

Marginal Revenue, which refers to the additional income generated from selling one more unit of a good or service.

MC

The cost associated with producing an additional unit of a good or service, reflecting the increase in total production cost.

Monopolistic Firm

A single firm that dominates a particular market or industry, often characterized by the absence of competition, which results in high prices and inferior products.

Monopolistically Competitive Firm

A Monopolistically Competitive Firm operates in a market structure characterized by many firms offering products that are similar but not identical, allowing for some degree of market power in setting prices.