Problem 3Suppose that a monopolistic seller of flux capacitors faces the inverse demand curveP = 40 -and that the monopolist can produce flux capacitors at a constant marginal and averagetotal cost of $5.(a) How many units will an unregulated monopolist sell?1(b) Suppose that the government imposes a price ceiling of $6. Find the firm's marginalrevenue of the 10th, the 68th, and the 69th unit.(c) How many units will a profit-maximizing monopolist sell when the price ceiling is inplace? At what price?(d) Show in a graph the deadweight loss of unregulated monopoly and the deadweightlosses with the price ceiling. Does the price ceiling improve social welfare?

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Suppose that a monopolistic seller of flux capacitors faces the inverse demand curve P = 40 - and that the monopolist can produce flux capacitors at a constant marginal and average total cost of $5. (a) How many units will an unregulated monopolist sell? 1

Suppose that a monopolistic seller of flux capacitors faces the inverse demand curve P = 40 - and that the monopolist can produce flux capacitors at a constant marginal and average total cost of $5. (a) How many units will an unregulated monopolist sell? 1

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