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Answer the next question based on the following demand and cost data faced by a pure monopoly. Demand Data Cost DataPrice Quantity Demanded Output Total Cost$2.75 3 3 $4.002.50 4 4 4.502.25 5 5 4.752.00 6 6 5.751.75 7 7 7.75 At equilibrium, the pure monopoly will generateMultiple Choicean economic profit of $10.an economic profit of $6.50.an economic profit of $4.50.a loss of $7.25.

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Answer the next question based on the following demand and cost data faced by a pure monopoly. Demand Data Cost DataPrice Quantity Demanded Output Total Cost2.75332.75 3 3 4.002.50 4 4 4.502.25 5 5 4.752.00 6 6 5.751.75 7 7 7.75 At equilibrium, the pure monopoly will generateMultiple Choicean economic profit of 10.aneconomicprofitof10.an economic profit of 6.50.an economic profit of 4.50.alossof4.50.a loss of 7.25.

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Solution

To find the equilibrium, we need to find the quantity where marginal cost (MC) equals marginal revenue (MR).

Marginal cost is the change in total cost when output increases by one unit. Marginal revenue is the change in total revenue when output increases by one unit.

Total revenue is price times quantity.

First, let's calculate the marginal cost and marginal revenue for each quantity:

Quantity: 3, MC: N/A, MR: N/A, Total Revenue: 8.25Quantity:4,MC:8.25 Quantity: 4, MC: 0.50, MR: 2.50,TotalRevenue:2.50, Total Revenue: 10.00 Quantity: 5, MC: 0.25,MR:0.25, MR: 2.25, Total Revenue: 11.25Quantity:6,MC:11.25 Quantity: 6, MC: 1.00, MR: 2.00,TotalRevenue:2.00, Total Revenue: 12.00 Quantity: 7, MC: 2.00,MR:2.00, MR: 1.75, Total Revenue: $12.25

We can see that MC equals MR at quantity 6.

At this quantity, total revenue is 12.00andtotalcostis12.00 and total cost is 5.75.

Therefore, the economic profit is total revenue minus total cost, which is 12.0012.00 - 5.75 = $6.25.

So, the answer is not in the options. There might be a mistake in the question or the options.

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