Suppose a monopolist sells a product to faculty members and students on the campus.  If the firm sets a single price, the monopolist produces 5000 units and sell them at the price of $3 per unit.  At this price, the price elasticity of demand for faculty member is -2.5. And the price elasticity of demand for students is -1.5.  The monopolist is considering whether she should set different prices for the faculty members and students and asks for your advice.  The monopolist is thinking about charging faculty members a 10% higher price.  The quantity demanded by the faculty members would fall by  %. The monopolist is thinking about charging students a 10% higher price

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Suppose a monopolist sells a product to faculty members and students on the campus.  If the firm sets a single price, the monopolist produces 5000 units and sell them at the price of $3 per unit.  At this price, the price elasticity of demand for faculty member is -2.5. And the price elasticity of demand for students is -1.5.  The monopolist is considering whether she should set different prices for the faculty members and students and asks for your advice. 

The monopolist is thinking about charging faculty members a 10% higher price.  The quantity demanded by the faculty members would fall by  %.

The monopolist is thinking about charging students a 10% higher price.  The quantity demanded by the students would fall by  %.

Who should the monopolist charge more? mention faculty and students and how much

 

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