Question 1: Consider a single pricing monopolist with a demand equation P = 60 - 2Q. It encounters a constant marginal cost of $20 which is also equals to the average total cost.
(a) Identify the optimal price and quantity for the monopolist. Illustrate your answers with a suitable diagram.
(b) Identify the profit and the consumer surplus of the monopolist at the optimal output.
(c) Compare to a perfectly competitive market. If this market were to be a perfectly competitive one, what is the equilibrium price and quantity? Illustrate your answer with a suitable diagram.
(d) Compare to a perfectly competitive market, calculate the deadweight loss of the monopoly.