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Microeconomics 13th Edition by Russell Sobel, David Macpherson, Richard Stroup, James Gwartney

Edition 13ISBN: 978-0538452281
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Microeconomics 13th Edition by Russell Sobel, David Macpherson, Richard Stroup, James Gwartney

Edition 13ISBN: 978-0538452281
Exercise 15
The accompanying diagram shows demand and long-run cost conditions in an industry.
a. Explain why the industry is likely to be monopolized.
b. Indicate the price that a profit-maximizing monopolist would charge and label it P.
c. Indicate the monopolist's output level and label it Q.
d. Indicate the maximum profits of the monopolist.
e. Will the profits attract competitors to the industry? Why or why not? Explain.
*Asterisk denotes questions for which answers are given in Appendix B.
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