Using the information in the "Botox Revisited" application, determine how much Allergan loses by being a single-price monopoly rather than a perfectly price-discriminating monopoly. Assume there are no fixed costs.   By not price discriminating, Allergan loses $____million per year. (Round your answer to the nearest million.)

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Using the information in the "Botox Revisited" application, determine how much Allergan loses by being a single-price monopoly rather than a perfectly price-discriminating monopoly. Assume there are no fixed costs.

 

By not price discriminating, Allergan loses $____million per year. (Round your answer to the nearest million.)

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Q. Millions of vials of Botox per year
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Transcribed Image Text:825- 775- 725- 675- 625- 575- 525- 475- 425- 375- 325- 275- 225- 175- 125- 75- 25 P, $ per vial 0.5 1 MR 1.5 2 D Q. Millions of vials of Botox per year MC 2.5
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