Figure 15-7 -Refer to Figure 15-7.Use the Figure Above to Answer the Above

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Figure 15-7

-Refer to Figure 15-7.Use the figure above to answer the following questions.
a.What is the profit-maximizing quantity and what price will the monopolist charge?
b.What is the total revenue at the profit-maximizing output level?
c.What is the total cost at the profit-maximizing output level?
d.What is the profit?
e.What is the profit per unit (average profit)at the profit-maximizing output level?
f.If this industry was organized as a perfectly competitive industry, what would be the profit-maximizing price and quantity?

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