Assume a monopolist faces a market demand curve P = 240 – 1?2Q and has the short-run total cost function C = Q2. a. What is the profit-maximizing level of output and price? b. What are profits? c. What would price and output be if the firm priced at the socially efficient (competitive) level? d. What is the magnitude of the deadweight loss caused by monopoly pricing?

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