Reference no: EM133093380
Subject: Managerial Economics
A. The total cost function for a monopolist is given by TC = 44,000 + 180Q + 0.03Q2 and the demand function is P = 420 - 0.06Q per unit of output.
i. What is the profit maximising level of output?
ii. Calculate the profit maximizing price.
iii. Calculate total profit at the profit maximising level of output.
B. If in question A it were a perfectly competitive firm instead of a monopolist, what would be the equilibrium price and quantity?
C. The total cost function for a perfectly competitive firm is estimated to be TC = 96 + 18Q - 8Q2 + 0.125Q3. The price of each device is $25.
i. Should the owner close the outlet? Explain!
D. Given the information in the table about the demand for a certain product estimate:
Quantity Price
221 19
302 10
i. the demand function
ii. the demand curve
iii. the revenue maximizing quantity
iv. the revenue maximizing price