Here's how to complete the table for the monopolist firm:
A. Total Revenue (TR)
Total Revenue (TR) is calculated as Price (P) multiplied by Output (Q).
TR=P×Q
- For Q = 0: TR=17×0=0
- For Q = 1: TR=16×1=16
- For Q = 2: TR=15×2=30
- For Q = 3: TR=14×3=42
- For Q = 4: TR=13×4=52
- For Q = 5: TR=12×5=60
- For Q = 6: TR=11×6=66
- For Q = 7: TR=10×7=70
- For Q = 8: TR=9×8=72
- For Q = 9: TR=8×9=72
- For Q = 10: TR=7×10=70
The Total Revenue (TR) values are:
0,16,30,42,52,60,66,70,72,72,70
B. Marginal Revenue (MR)
Marginal Revenue (MR) is the change in Total Revenue (ΔTR) from producing one additional unit of output.
MR=TRn−TRn−1
- For Q = 0: - (Not applicable, as there's no previous output level)
- For Q = 1: MR=16−0=16
- For Q = 2: MR=30−16=14
- For Q = 3: MR=42−30=12
- For Q = 4: MR=52−42=10
- For Q = 5: MR=60−52=8
- For Q = 6: MR=66−60=6
- For Q = 7: MR=70−66=4
- For Q = 8: MR=72−70=2
- For Q = 9: MR=72−72=0
- For Q = 10: MR=70−72=−2
The Marginal Revenue (MR) values are:
−,16,14,12,10,8,6,4,2,0,−2
C. Marginal Cost (MC)
Marginal Cost (MC) is the change in Total Cost (ΔTC) from producing one additional unit of output.
MC=TCn−TCn−1
- For Q = 0: - (Not applicable, as there's no previous output level)
- For Q = 1: MC=18−10=8
- For Q = 2: MC=23−18=5
- For Q = 3: MC=25−23=2
- For Q = 4: MC=27−25=2
- For Q = 5: MC=28−27=1
- For Q = 6: MC=32−28=4
- For Q = 7: MC=40−32=8
- For Q = 8: MC=50−40=10
- For Q = 9: MC=64−50=14
- For Q = 10: MC=80−64=16
The Marginal Cost (MC) values are:
−,8,5,2,2,1,4,8,10,14,16
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