Suppose that a monopolist sells a product to men and women. If the firm sets a single price, the monopolist would produce 100,000 units and sell them at a price of $5.00 per unit. Suppose that at that price, the price elasticity of demand for men is -0.75, and the price elasticity of demand for women is -2.50. The monopolist is considering whether he should set discriminatory prices and asks for your advice. Part 1:
Suppose the monopolist is thinking about charging men a 10% higher price. If the monopolist does so, the quantity demanded by men would fall by %. (Give your answer to one decimal)

Part 2:
Suppose the monopolist is thinking about charging women a 10% higher price. If the monopolist does so, the quantity demanded by women would fall by%. (Give your answer to one decimal)

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new york the colossal success of "top gun" appears to have dramatically altered madison avenue's

perception of corporate sponsorship

of home video projects.

the paramount home video re- lease, featuring a 60- second diet

pepsi spot, was by no means the

first prerecorded video to carry an advertiser's plug, but it was the

first major theatrical release to do so. in the aftermath of the title's

success, paramount is widely ex- pected to ink a similar deal for

"crocodile dundee" or "star trek

iv" or both.

corporate america's new attraccds push british

recording sales

to 19% gain

london fueled by the compact

disk boom, the value of u.k. manu- facturer shipments of recordings

rose 19% in the 12 -month period ended march 1987, according to the

british phonographic industry.

total value of u.k. shipments for

the period was $755 million for all

configurations. (all value figures

are based on an exchange rate of

$1.68 to the pound sterling.)

cd sales totaled 10.7 million units

worth $121.3 million- compared

with 3.7 million units worth $39.5

million in the prior 12 months -and

accounted for two -thirds of the

overall gain in trade value. at present growth rates, says the bpi, cd

sales for calendar 1987 will reach 20

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