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Suppose a monopolist’s cost is given by C(Q) = 12 + Q2 and the industry demand for the product is estimated to be P = 24 – Q.
a. Graph demand, marginal revenue and the marginal cost curve. What is the monopolist’s profit maximizing quantity and price?
b. If this industry was made up of many firms that produced an identical product what would be the resulting equilibrium quantity and price?
c. Is there deadweight loss in the case of a monopolist? If so, compute and label on the graph.