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Phoniex University
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4.   Assume that demand for services per period is Pt = 1000 − Qt where Qt is the stock of the durable consumed. Let the discount factor for both consumers and the firm be one. Suppose that
the monopolist has a choice: she can either produce a product that is durable at zero marginal cost or she can produce a nondurable product—it provides consumption services for only one period—at marginal cost c. Assume that there are only two periods.
(a)Â Â Â Â Â For what values of c would a monopolist that sells its output and cannot commit to prices choose the nondurable product?
(b)Â Â Â Â Â For what values of c would a monopolist that leases its output introduce the nondurable product?
(c)Â Â Â Â Â What is the efficient solution? How is this related to planned obsolescence?
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