Consider a MONOPOLIST that is currently maximizing profits. At the current output level the average variable cost is $18, total revenue is $8,510, and the price is $23. If this monopolist produced nothing, its total cost in the short run would be $2,590.
A) Calculate the monopolist's profit at the current level of output. Show your work.
B) Draw a graph of the monopolist's demand, marginal revenue, and cost curves (assume that they all have the usual shape), and clearly show the current situation (indicate all the values on the axes). Shade the area corresponding to the monopolist's profit.
C) What should this monopolist do in the long run? EXPLAIN