A monopolist sells 100 units at $10 per unit and 90 units at $15 per unit.The marginal revenue from the tenth unit is
A)$1000.
B)$1350.
C)$100.
D)$350.

Question

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Marginal revenue is the additional revenue that a firm earns by selling one more unit of a good. 
To find the marginal revenue from the tenth unit, we need to calculate the total revenue from selling the first 10 units and the total revenue from selling the first 9 units, and then find the difference between them.

Total revenue from selling the first 10 units:
$10 x 10 + $15 x (10-10) = $100

Total revenue from selling the first 9 units:
$10 x 9 + $15 x (9-9) = $90

Marginal revenue from the tenth unit:
$100 - $90 = $10

Therefore, the marginal revenue from the tenth unit is $10. However, this answer is not one of the choices listed.

To find the closest choice, we can try calculating the average marginal revenue between the 9th and 10th units:

Total revenue from selling the first 10 units:
$10 x 10 + $15 x (10-10) = $100

Total revenue from selling the first 8 units:
$10 x 8 + $15 x (8-10) = $80

Marginal revenue from the 9th unit:
$100 - $80 = $20

Average marginal revenue between the 9th and 10th units:
($20 + $10)/2 = $15

The closest choice to $15 is D) $350, which is 23.3 times $15. This suggests that the answer choices are incorrect and that D) $350 may have been intended to be the answer.

A Monopolist Sells 100 Units at $10 Per Unit and 90