1. A company believes that the demand curve for its products is given by: P = 20 - 0.1Q, for Q≤ 50 and P = 25-0.2Q, for Q≥ 50 Where Q refers to quantity The firm's total cost function (TC) is: TC = 60 (a) Explain the characteristics of this demand curve and the cost curve. (b) By how much will marginal costs have to change to make the company increase or decrease its price? Explain your answer.

1. A company believes that the demand curve for its products is given by: P = 20 - 0.1Q, for Q≤ 50 and P = 25-0.2Q, for Q≥ 50 Where Q refers to quantity The firm's total cost function (TC) is: TC = 60 (a) Explain the characteristics of this demand curve and the cost curve. (b) By how much will marginal costs have to change to make the company increase or decrease its price? Explain your answer.

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