Question

Suppose that Verizon Wireless has hired you as a consultant to determine what price it should set for calling services. Suppose that an individual's inverse demand for wireless services in the greater Boston area is estimated to be P = 100 − 33Q and the marginal cost of providing wireless services to the area is $1 per minute. Compute consumer surplus when Verizon Wireless charges an optimal two-part price.

Answer 1

If Verizon charges an optimal two-part price thenconsumer surplus will be zero.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given a competitive market the consumer surplus will be the area of the demand curve above the market price

This is, between the intersection point with Y axis and a parallel at market price. Ofter represent as a triangle

If a monopolistic company maximize profit It will decrease this consumer surplus as much as it can to gain it from itself.

First it will set price equal to his marginal revenue.

Then, if possible it will charge two tariff a fixed component and a variable component per usage This will extrac all consumer surplus in favor of the firm leaving a consumer surplus of zero.

If Verizon charges an optimal two-part price thenconsumer surplus will be zero.