Analysis of monopoly.
w
Monopolist chooses Q
m
so that MR = MC.
MR
$/Q
Q/t
D=AR
MC=AC
Q
m
w
Demand curve determines monopoly price P
m
.
P
m
w
Not true that a monopolist
can set “any price it wants.”
A monopolist
operates on the
elastic
part of
the demand
curve.