Price Qty Sold Total Revenue Marginal Revenue $ 20…

  Price Qty Sold Total Revenue Marginal Revenue $ 20 3 18 5 16 7 14 10 12 15 10 30 The table above  shows the demand schedule facing Nina, a monopolist selling baskets of rare flowers that can only be found on her land. a)  Complete the table above with Total Revenue and Marginal Revenue at each output and price level b)  Suppose that Nina has a constant marginal cost of $11 per basket,  how many baskets should Nina sell to maximize her profit or minimize her losses c)  What is the source of Nina’s monopoly power?  Explain why Nina is protected from competition and a scenario whereby Nina could lose her monopoly power.   d) Based on the information given,  do we know if Nina is earning a profit?  Why or why not?

  Total Output Price Marginal Revenue Average Total Cost…

  Total Output Price Marginal Revenue Average Total Cost Marginal Cost 1 $ 100 $ 100 $ 100.00 $ 30 2 90 80 63.00 26 3 80 60 52.67 32 4 70 40 49.50 40 5 60 20 49.60 50 6 50 0 50.00 52 7 40 −20 52.29 66 8 30 −40 55.75 80 9 20 −60 60.67 100 10 10 −80 67.60 130   Refer to the data above for a nondiscriminating monopolist.  a)   What level of output should the monopolist produce?  Using the profit-maximizing rule for the firm to explain. b)  Is this monopolist earning profit?  Do all monopoly’s make a profit?  Why or why not? c)  Name an industry that the above table could apply to?  What could be the source of this firm’s monopoly power?  Explain why this type of firm can remain a monopoly.