Canada Post is a government-controlled corporation that functions as the public postal service provider in Canada. The Canada Post Corporation Act states that "the Corporation has the sole and exclusive privilege of collecting, transmitting and delivering letters to the addressee thereof within Canada". Anyone who violates Canada Post's exclusive privilege over letter mail can be charged with a crime under Canadian law. Assume that Canada post sets the price to maximize its profit and that there is one unique price for a standard mail delivery. Annual demand for standard mail delivery in Canada is given by equation: Q = 1650 - 10P, with Q in millions of deliveries, and P in cents per delivery. Assume Canada Post's cost of delivering one standard letter is 5 cents. (A) Draw a graph with the market demand, marginal revenue, and marginal cost. Also label the areas for consumer surplus, producer surplus and deadweight loss.

Canada Post is a government-controlled corporation that functions as the public postal service provider in Canada. The Canada Post Corporation Act states that "the Corporation has the sole and exclusive privilege of collecting, transmitting and delivering letters to the addressee thereof within Canada". Anyone who violates Canada Post's exclusive privilege over letter mail can be charged with a crime under Canadian law. Assume that Canada post sets the price to maximize its profit and that there is one unique price for a standard mail delivery. Annual demand for standard mail delivery in Canada is given by equation: Q = 1650 - 10P, with Q in millions of deliveries, and P in cents per delivery. Assume Canada Post's cost of delivering one standard letter is 5 cents. (A) Draw a graph with the market demand, marginal revenue, and marginal cost. Also label the areas for consumer surplus, producer surplus and deadweight loss.

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ISBN:9781337617406

Author:Roger A. Arnold

Publisher:Roger A. Arnold

Chapter12: Government And Product Markets: Antitrust And Regulation

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