Suppose the firm in Figure 14.1 sets a uniform price for its product.a. What is the maximum profit the firm can earn by setting a uniform price?b. What is the maximum profit the firm could earn if it sells 6,000 units and can charge the demand price for every unit?c. Compute the difference between the profits in parts a and b, and show that the difference is equal to the sum of the areas of the two shaded triangles in Figure 14.1.d. Explain why the difference in profit in part c can be interpreted as ?captured? consumer surplus.

Figure 14.1

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