In: Economics
1. Consider a Perfectly Competitive market where the demand is given by P = 6000 – 4Q and the supply is given by P = Q.
a. Calculate the equilibrium price, quantity, total Consumer Surplus, and total Producer Surplus. Show all calculations.
b. Suppose this market now is controlled by a single-price monopolist whose marginal cost function is MC = Q. Determine this firm’s marginal revenue function, then calculate its profit-maximizing quantity, price, the total Consumer Surplus, and the total Producer Surplus. Show all calculations.