Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
MONOPOLIST
Price High
Price Low
NEW ENTRANT
Enter
20, 10
5, -10
Dont Enter
50, 0
10, 0
-5
-1
-0.5
-16
-9
2. Assume that a firm has a constant marginal cost of 20 pesos. The current price
of the product is 25 pesos. At that price, it is estimated that the price elasticity of
demand is -3.0.
a) Is the firm charging the optimal price for the product? (1 point) Why or why
not? (4 points)
b) Should the price be changed? (1 point) If so, by how much? (4 points). If not,
why not?
(4 points)