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Consider the monopoly producer of Green Tractors whose demand function is P = 100 – Q and total cost TC = 16 + Q^2. Based on this information, answer the following questions. Hint: It might be helpful to sketch a diagram but you are not required to do so.
(4)a. What output level and price will Jim choose? (4)b. How much economic profit will Jim earn? (4)c. If Jim's total cost function changes to TC = 32 + Q^2, what, if anything, would change about his price and output decisions? Explain briefly. (4)d. If Jim is able to implement a first-degree price discrimination scheme, how many units will Jim sell and what will be the price of the last unit he sells? (4)e. Given your answer to part “d,” how much producer surplus will Jim earn?