Math Problem Statement

A pop group, WhitePink, will hold a concert with a monopoly over pricing. The problem involves filling out a table for ticket pricing, determining profit-maximizing quantity, allocative efficiency, deadweight loss, and analyzing price discrimination.

Solution

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Let's begin with question (a), which asks you to complete the table. Here’s how you can approach it:


(a) Single-Price Case Table Completion:

For each group of 1000 viewers, the reservation price represents the maximum price that each group is willing to pay. The task is to fill in the table based on these reservation prices and calculate the Total Revenue (TR) and Marginal Revenue (MR) for each ticket quantity.

We can calculate the following:

  • Price: Use the reservation price for the highest group when selling a given number of tickets.
  • Total Revenue: Multiply the price by the number of tickets sold.
  • Marginal Revenue: The change in total revenue when one more ticket is sold.

Let me compute the values based on the given data.Here are the results for question (a), based on the given reservation prices and quantities:

Quantity (tickets)Price ($)Total Revenue ($)Marginal Revenue ($/ticket)
100010001,000,0001,000,000
20009001,800,000800,000
30008002,400,000600,000
40007002,800,000400,000
50006003,000,000200,000
60005003,000,0000
70004002,800,000-200,000
80003002,400,000-400,000

Explanation:

  • The price corresponds to the reservation price of the last group included in the sale.
  • Total Revenue (TR) is the price multiplied by the number of tickets sold.
  • Marginal Revenue (MR) is the additional revenue gained from selling one more ticket. Negative MR means that selling more tickets reduces revenue.

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Further Questions to Explore:

  1. What is the profit-maximizing quantity of tickets the organizer should sell (Question b)?
  2. Does the organizer reach allocative efficiency (Question c)?
  3. How to calculate the deadweight loss, if any (Question d)?
  4. How does price discrimination work for different groups (Question e)?
  5. How to determine the success of price discrimination in this context (Question g)?

Tip: To maximize profits, consider the point where marginal revenue equals marginal cost.

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Math Problem Analysis

Mathematical Concepts

Monopoly Pricing
Revenue Maximization
Price Discrimination
Marginal Revenue
Allocative Efficiency
Deadweight Loss

Formulas

Total Revenue (TR) = Price * Quantity
Marginal Revenue (MR) = Change in Total Revenue / Change in Quantity
Allocative Efficiency: Social Marginal Benefit = Social Marginal Cost

Theorems

Monopoly Theory
Price Discrimination Theory
Deadweight Loss in Monopoly

Suitable Grade Level

College-level Economics