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MelCo’s Xamoff The global pharmaceuticals giant, MelCo, has had great success with Xamoff, and over-thecounter medicine that reduces exam-related anxiety. A patent currently protects Xamoff from competition, although rumors persist that similar products are in development. Two years ago, MelCo sold 25 million units for a price of $10 for a package of ten. Last year it raised the price to $11, and sales fell to 22 million units. Finally, a financial analyst estimates the cost of production at $2 per package. (a) Estimate the elasticity of demand for this product at $10. Is this price too high or too low? (b) Estimate the elasticity of demand for this product at $11. Is this price too high or too low? (c) Based on your answers to (a) and (b), what can we say about MelCo’s profit-maximizing price?

The graph below shows cost and revenue curves for a monopolistic competitor producing different amounts of chairs. On the graph, suppose that: A = $55, B = $21, C = $15, E = $7, F = 13, and G = 31 Price BL BCE CP MC ATC EH MR F G Quantity Calculate the maximum profit the firm can earn

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The figure below depicts a monopolistically competitive firm operating in the short run. Label the diagram with the items listed to the right of the figure. You will have to decide whether the firm is making a profit or a loss. Profit Price 8 25 OF 50 QUESTIONS COMPLETED -> At ед MR MC Quantity D ATC C Loss Average total cost Profit- maximizing price Profit- maximizing output SUBMIT ANSWE

K Suppose the figure to the right represents the market for a particular brand of shampoo, such as L'Oreal, Lancome, or Maybelline. Assume the market is monopolistically competitive. What is the firm's profit-maximizing price and quantity? thousand per bottle. (Enter your The monopolistically competitive firm's profit-maximizing quantity is bottles of shampoo, and its profit-maximizing price is $ responses as integers.) Price and cost (per bottle) ♫ 3.00- MC 2.80- ATC 2.60- 2.40- 2.20- 2.00- 1.80- 1.60- 1.40- 1.20- 1.00- 0.80- 0.60- 0.40- 0.20- 0.00+ 0 MR 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 Quantity (shampoo bottles in thousands)

1. Briefly discuss the various ways monopolistically competitive firms can differentiate their products?   2.  In the long-run, a perfectly competitive firm will earn what kind of economic profit?

The information below provides conditions faced by a monopolistically competitive firm. Price and costs $70 $65 $60 $55 $50 $45 $40 $40 $35 $30 $25 $250 $20455 $15 $10 $5 0 $32.50 MIR Quantity MC ATC Demand Use the information above to answer the following question. This monopolistically competitive firm's economic profit/loss is $.

explain the relationship between the market price and a monopolistically competitive firm’s marginal revenue, be able to find the profit-maximizing output and price