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27 May, 16:43

A monopolist firm faces a demand with constant elasticity of negative 2.6-2.6. It has a constant marginal cost of $2020 per unit and sets a price to maximize profit. If marginal cost should increase by 1515 percent, would the price charged also rise by 1515 percent?

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  1. 27 May, 17:01
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    YES

    Explanation:

    The percentage markup of price over marginal cost for a profit maximizing monopolist is (Price - Marginal cost) / Price = - 1 / elasticity of demand

    (price - 20) / price = - 1 / - 2.6

    (price - 20) / price = 0.3846

    price - 20 = 0.3846 price

    0.6154 x price = 20

    price = $32.50 or price = 1.625 x Marginal cost

    The relationship between price and marginal cost is constant, since the monopolist will want to keep maximizing its profit. So if marginal costs increase by 15%, then the price will increase by 15%:

    price x 1.15 = 1.625 x Marginal cost x 1.15
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