Figure 10-8
Figure 10-8 reflects the cost and revenue structure for a monopoly that has been in business for a very long time.
-Refer to Figure 10-8.Use the figure above to answer the following questions.
a. Identify the curves labeled A and B.Identify the curve which contains both point Y and point Z.Identify the curve which contains both point V and point W.
b.What is the profit-maximizing quantity and what price will the monopolist charge?
c.What area represents total revenue at the profit-maximizing output level?
d.What area represents total cost at the profit-maximizing output level?
e.What area represents profit?
f.What is the profit per unit (average profit)at the profit-maximizing output level?
g.If this industry was organized as a perfectly competitive industry,what would be the profit-maximizing price and quantity?
h.What area represents the deadweight loss as a result of a monopoly?
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