Question: 4 . ( 2 0 points ) Imagine now that the patent that granted our seller monopoly power expires, so new sellers offering their own

4.(20 points) Imagine now that the patent that granted our seller monopoly power expires, so new sellers offering their own version of widgets enter the market. The new sellers attract 5 in 24 of the total customer base of the original seller. Thus, the demand for our seller's original widgets is \(\frac{19}{24}\cdot D(p)\), where \( D(p)\) is the demand function you found in 1(c).
(a)(10 points) In this new context of monopolistic competition, how much output would the monopolist sell, and what price would the monopolist charge for their widgets?
(b)(5 points) In a (hand-drawn) graph, draw the demand curve, the MR curve, the MC curve, and the AC curve, and identify the optimal output and the monopoly price.
(c)(5 points) Compute the new Lerner Index for the seller.
4 . ( 2 0 points ) Imagine now that the patent

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