Suppose the demand and Total Cost for a monopolist’s product is given by P = 100 – 7Q; TC = 20 + 20Q + 2Q2 a. Find the monopolist’s profit maximizing P and Q, and profit. b. Show that the second order condition is satisfied. Show that at equilibrium the slope of the MR curve is less than the slope of the MC curve c. Compute the elasticity of demand at the equilibrium. Briefly explain why demand is elastic? d. Compute the Revenue maximizing Q. What is the P at this Quantity? e. What is the elasticity of demand? Briefly explain why?

An outside manufacturer has offered to produce 60,000 daks and ship them directly to andretti's customers. if andretti company accepts this offer, the facilities that it uses to produce daks would be idle; however, fixed manufacturing overhead costs would be reduced by 75%. because the outside manufacturer would pay for all shipping costs, the variable selling expenses would be only two-thirds of their present amount. what is andretti's avoidable cost per unit that it should compare to the price quoted by the outside manufacturer?

Aprice control is: question 1 options: a)a tax on the sale of a good that controls the market price. b)an upper limit on the quantity of some good that can be bought or sold. c)a legal restriction on how high or low a price in a market may go. d)control of the price of a good by the firm that produces it.

In north korea, a farmer’s income is the same as a dentist’s income. in a country with a mixed or market economy, the difference between those two professions might be more than 5 times different. how can you explain the fact that individuals doing the same work in different countries do not earn comparable salaries?