Suppose You Own a Firm That Produces Widgets and Is

question 7

Multiple Choice

Suppose you own a firm that produces widgets and is a monopoly. The market demand is given by the equation P = 100 - 2Q, where P is the price of gadgets and Q is the quantity of gadgets sold per week. The firm's marginal costs are given by the equation MC = 16Q. When the monopolist maximizes profits the price elasticity of demand for widgets is

• A)9.
• B)36.
• C)0.5.
• D)0.02.

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