Consider once again the microchip market described in problem 9 . Demand for micropocessors is given by P = 35 - 5Q. where Q is the quantity of microchips ( in millions ) . the typical firm's total cost of producing a chip is Ci= 5qi, where qi is the output of firm i.
a. Suppose that one company acquires all the suppliers in the industry and thereby creates a monopoly. What are the monopolist's profit maximizing price and total output?
b. Compute the monopolist's profit and the total consumer surplus of purchasers.