A movie theater faces the following hourly inverse demand curves.
Seniors: PS = 12 - 0.5Q
Adults: Pa = 19 - Q
The marginal cost is constant at $1.
a. If the movie theater uses segmenting, calculate the ticket prices charged to adults and seniors.
b. How much producer surplus does the movie theater earn from segmenting?
c. Now, suppose the movie theater is legally prevented from using segmenting. What price will the movie theater charge per ticket? How much producer surplus will it earn?
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12 - Q = 1
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