You Are a Monopolist with the Following Cost and Demand

question 126

Essay

You are a monopolist with the following cost and demand conditions:
P = 100 - 2Q and C(Q)= 50 + Q².
a.Determine the profit-maximizing output and price.
b.Graph this solution.
c.Show your profits and the deadweight loss to society in your graph.
d.Determine the actual amount of deadweight loss.

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Definitions:

Common Stock

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Market Interest Rate

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