(Scenario: Discriminating Monopolist) the Demand Curve in Its Home Market

question 56

Multiple Choice

(Scenario: Discriminating Monopolist) The demand curve in its home market is P = 200 - Q; the demand curve in its foreign market is P = 160 - 2Q; and its marginal cost is a constant $20 per unit. Its marginal revenue in the home market is MR =200 - 2Q and is MR = 160 - 4Q in the foreign market. What is the discriminating monopolist's profit-maximizing output in the domestic market?

• A) 90
• B) 110
• C) 70
• D) 35

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