Please read the following article from The Atlantic on the proliferation of price discrimination for online shopping https://goo.gl/EGFynW  A.) The article notes that we are moving toward a situation in which perfect price discrimination is no longer “only a classroom thought experiment.” Suppose perfect price discrimination were to become a reality. What would this imply as far as consumer surplus, producer surplus, and market surplus in the market for online retail?  B.) The article references a study showing that by using big data online firms are able to boost profits. When firms engage in price discrimination and experience an increase in profits, does this imply that consumers are made worse off as a result? Explain.  C.) Do you agree with the author’s belief that the proliferation of price discrimination “makes suckers of us all”? Explain. D.) Do you consider the increased price discrimination in recent years as a net positive or a net negative to society? Explain

The graph below shows the Market conditions of Honey’s Laundry service, which is the only laundry in Arizon Residential Area. Considering the shop as a Monopoly market, answer the following questions: (a)In order to maximize profit, how many clothes does the shop clean?[Answer in numerical value only without any unit] (b)If the opening of five new laundries turns it into a perfectly competitive market, what should be the price Sunny’s laundry be charging now?[Answer in numerical value only without any unit] (c)Compute the change in total revenue between part a and part b.[Answer in numerical value only without any unit]   Note: Bartleby does not accept more than 3 sub-parts, and here are no more than 3. Please solve all parts to get a 'like'. Thanks

Please see the images of the article below and help answer questions. 1. Evaluate this statement: "Whereas a competitive firm must sell at the market price, a monopoly owns its market, so it can set its own prices.  Since it has no competition, it produces at the quantity and price combination that maximizes its profits."  Must a perfectly competitive firm sell at a market-clearing price?  Alternatively, is the market-clearing price the profit-maximizing price that a competitive firm chooses to set?  Can a monopolist set any (price, quantity) combination? 2. Evaluate this statement: "Monopolies drive progress because the promise of years or even decades of monopoly profits provides a powerful incentive to innovate.  Then monopolies can keep innovating because profits enable them to make the long-term plans and finance the ambitious research projects that firms locked in competition can't dream of."  Cite a counter-example to this claim in which deregulation of a monopolist led to lower…

The following graph shows the daily demand curve for bippitybops in Chicago. Use the green rectangle (triangle symbols) to compute total revenue at various prices along the demand curve. Note: You will not be graded on any changes made to this graph. Total Revenue 0 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 72 80 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 PRICE (Dollars per bippitybop) QUANTITY (Bippitybops per day) Demand A B Area: 1280 Calculate the daily total revenue when the market price is $180, $160, $140, $120, $100, $80, $60, and $40 per bippitybop. Then, use the green point (triangle symbol) to plot the daily total revenue against quantity corresponding to these market prices on the following graph. Total Revenue 0 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 72 80 3840 3520 3200 2880 2560 2240 1920 1600 1280 960 640 320 0 TOTAL REVENUE (Dollars) QUANTITY (Bippitybops per day) According to the midpoints formula, the price elasticity of demand between points A and B on the initial graph is approximately . Suppose the…

a. suppose that the supermarkets combine to form one chain. Using a new diagram, show the equilibrium price and quantity. What is the deadweight loss in this case? Indicate the consumer and producer surplus, how have they changed? b.Assume that the newly formed supermarkets chain can perfectly price discriminate (hint: it means they can charge each consumer the maximum price they he/she is willing to pay – think about our experiment in the lecture deriving the demand curve for your favourite singer’s tickets). How much will be sold and what will be the deadweight loss in this case? Discuss how policymakers approach these sorts of situations, and why.

The editorial Harper modern classics holds the rights to One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The editorial sells the book both in the US and Colombia. The demand for the book in the US is given by Pus = 36 - 4Qus The demand for the book in Colombia is given by: = 24 - 42col . If MC-4 and Harper cannot price discriminate, who many units should Harper produce in the Colombian market to maximize profit? 0.75 1.75 2.75 3.75 P col 4.75

100.00 90.00 80.00 70.00 60.00 50.00 40.00 30.00 20.00 10.00 $40 $20 $100 0 $60 2 4 MR Suppose that Vanessa who owns a Zumba fitness center in rural Indiana can identify her customers' demand. How much would she charge in order to achieve 1st degree (=perfect) price discrimination? MC ATC D 6 8 10 Quantity (clients per day)

Juan's demand for ice cream from the Ice Cream Monopoly Company is illustrated in the figure below. $ per cone 3.00 2.75 2.50 2.25 2.00 1.75 1.50 1.25 1.00 0.75 0.50 0.25 0.00 0 1 Juan's Demand for Ice Cream 2 3 4 5 6 8 Ice Cream Cones 9 Demand 10 11 12

The graph above is for the market for broadband home internet. Currently the internet service providers are charging the monthly subscription price of $50. Calculate the total revenue at this price level.   5,000    $4,500    $2,500    $9,000

Tecky Corp is a monopoly in the market of product Y. Suppose you are the marketing manager of Tecky Corp. You have gathered some information about product Y and the cost of Tecky Corp. as shown in the table below. Total cost $ Unit Price $ Total revenue $ Quantity 300 1 680 680 430 560 1,120 592 440 1,320 3 792 4 370 1,480 1,024 1,400 280 1,304 1,260 210 1,626 1,050 150 2,025 100 800 2,432 You are in a meeting with the CEO of Tecky Corp. The CEO asks the following question A. during the meeting: "We should be able to get more revenue as we sell more units. I see the total revenue rises from the quantity of 1 to 4. However, why does the total revenue start falling from the quantity of 5 onward?" Explain to the CEO why this is the case.