4. A pharmaceutical firm is marketing a patented drug it has developed (the firm therefore has monopoly rights over the drug). The demand for the drug is given by Q = 8000 - 8P (MR(Q) = 1000 - ), where P is the price of the drug (in cents), and the total cost of production is TC(Q) = Q2+100Q+10000 (MC(Q) = 2Q + 100). a. Calculate the (monopoly) price of the drug, PM, and the quantity sold, QM b. Suppose now that the drug's patent expires, and other pharmaceutical firms can begin producing it. Assume this result in a competitive supply of the drug, and calculate the long-run competitive equilibrium price and aggregate quantity. Compare these to those you found in part a.

4. A pharmaceutical firm is marketing a patented drug it has developed (the firm therefore has monopoly rights over the drug). The demand for the drug is given by Q = 8000 - 8P (MR(Q) = 1000 - ), where P is the price of the drug (in cents), and the total cost of production is TC(Q) = Q2+100Q+10000 (MC(Q) = 2Q + 100). a. Calculate the (monopoly) price of the drug, PM, and the quantity sold, QM b. Suppose now that the drug's patent expires, and other pharmaceutical firms can begin producing it. Assume this result in a competitive supply of the drug, and calculate the long-run competitive equilibrium price and aggregate quantity. Compare these to those you found in part a.

Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies and Tactics (MindTap Course List)

14th Edition

ISBN:9781305506381

Author:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Publisher:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Chapter11: Price And Output Determination: Monopoly And Dominant Firms

Section: Chapter Questions

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