If a monopolist produces its product in two factories, it must determine how to allocate production among

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If a monopolist produces its product in two factories, it must determine how to allocate production among those locations to minimize its total costs of production and thereby maximize its profits. It will do this by producing more at the factory with the lower marginal cost of production until the marginal cost of the last unit produced in each factory is equal: \(M C_{1}=M C_{2}\). If the marginal cost of producing at Factory 1 is \(M C_{1}=2 Q_{1}\), the marginal cost of producing at Factory 2 is \(M C_{2}=4 Q_{2}\), and the firm's demand curve is \(p=70-Q\), where \(Q=Q_{1}+Q_{2}\), how much will the monopolist produce in each of its two factories, and what price will it set for its product? A

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Microeconomics

ISBN: 9781292215624

8th Global Edition

Authors: Jeffrey Perloff

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