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b. without discrimination?
Company Y: P2 = 40 – Q2
a. What are the profit maximizing prices and output levels for the product in the
two markets?
b. What is the profit of company X if it is able to charge different prices in the two
markets?
c. What would be the price and output of this company without price
discrimination?
4. A telephone company operated by the private sector has isolated three distinct
demands for its service:
Weekdays: Q1 = 90 – 0.5P1
Holidays: Q2 = 35 – 0.25P2
Nights: Q3 = 30 – 0.2P3
Find the profit maximizing prices and output levels of the company.
5. Consider that a monopolist sells in two markets and has constant marginal cost
equal to $2 per unit. The demand equations for two markets are:
a) Find profit maximizing prices, quantities and combined profit from both
markets under the condition of price discrimination.
b) What are the profit maximizing price, quantity and total profit without price
discrimination?