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Given our knowledge of the pricing power of the monopolist, a key concept under Market Structure (a.k.a. Market Characteristics), consider Titan Industries, a conglomerate of gas stations throughout New Mexico. Its unique product offering allows it to achieve some degree of pricing power, primarily because of its ability to differentiate its product from other retreat organizations. Suppose marginal cost is $1.00 for one of Titan's isolated gas stations in rural part of New Mexico. Data analysis also indicates a price elasticity of demand for gasoline of 2. What price will this gas station charge for a gallon of gas? a) a. $2.00 b) b. $50 c) c. $1.00 d) d. $50 e) e. $.50 f) f. $.67 g) g. none of the above are correct

          Given our knowledge of the pricing power of the monopolist, a key concept under Market Structure (a.k.a. Market Characteristics), consider Titan Industries, a conglomerate of gas stations throughout New Mexico. Its unique product offering allows it to achieve some degree of pricing power, primarily because of its ability to differentiate its product from other retreat organizations. Suppose marginal cost is $1.00 for one of Titan's isolated gas stations in rural part of New Mexico. Data analysis also indicates a price elasticity of demand for gasoline of 2. What price will this gas station charge for a gallon of gas?
a) a. $2.00
b) b. $50
c) c. $1.00
d) d. $50
e) e. $.50
f) f. $.67
g) g. none of the above are correct
        
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Given our knowledge of the pricing power of the monopolist, a key concept under Market Structure (a.k.a. Market Characteristics), consider Titan Industries, a conglomerate of gas stations throughout New Mexico. Its unique product offering allows it to achieve some degree of pricing power, primarily because of its ability to differentiate its product from other retreat organizations. Suppose marginal cost is 1.00 for one of Titan's isolated gas stations in rural part of New Mexico. Data analysis also indicates a price elasticity of demand for gasoline of 2. What price will this gas station charge for a gallon of gas?
a) a.2.00
b) b. 50
c) c.1.00
d) d. 50
e) e..50
f) f. .67
g) g. none of the above are correct

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Given our knowledge of the pricing power of the monopolist,a key concept under Market Structure a.k.a Market Characteristics),consider itan Industries,a conglomerate of gas stations throughout New Mexico to differentiate its product from other retreat organizations. Suppose marginal cost is S1.00 for one of Titan's isolated gas stations in rural part of New Mexico. Data for a gallon ofgas? $2.00 Obb.so cc.s1.00 Od.s50 Oee.s.so S.67 O g) g.none of the above are correct
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00:01 Hello.
00:03 Let me first rewrite the demand function as a function of quantity.
00:09 So price would be equal to 250 minus 2 times quantity.
00:22 So let's find the optimal price for this monopolies.
00:28 So from here we can find the total revenue.
00:31 Which is equal to price times quantity it will be 250 quantity minus 2 quantity squared from here we can find the marginal revenue which is the derivative of total revenue with respect to quantity it's 4 you and marginal cost is equal to 10 total cost is the derivative of total cost with respect to quantity and if we make marginal revenue equal to marginal cost this is the rule to maximize the profit we can find that from here we can find that quantity is equal to 60 this is the optimal quantity.
01:39 Using quantity and demand function we can find that the optimal price is 130...
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