The biotech company Olderna has developed a new coronovirus vaccine it calls bug-b-gone or BBG. Unfortunately, it requires a fermentation process involving iguana eggs, making the marginal cost of the vaccine quite high. The cost function for doses of BBG is C(q) = 5,000 + 0.1q2 (where q is millions of doses). Demand for the vaccine in the US is projected to be D(p) = 90 - 5p, again in millions of doses. That means inverse demand, p(Q) = 18 - 0.2 Q. Part 1. Assume Oderna has a patent on the vaccine? How many (million) doses should it produce if it is maximizing profits from BBG? It should produce q = million doses. Part 2. What is the producer surplus of Olderna at the monopoly price and quantity? The PS will be million.

1. q = 60 million doses

2. 360 millions

Explanation:

Given that:

The cost function C(q) = 5,000 + 0.1q²

Then, the Marginal cost MC =

Again, inverse demand curve p(q) = 18 - 0.2 q

Then the total revenue TR =

Also; the marginal revenue MR =

= 18 - 0.1q

In the bid to maximize profits from BBG; MR = MC

i.e

18 - 0.1 q = 0.2 q

0.3 q = 18

q = 18/0.3

q = 60 million doses

At the profit maximizing output, the price charged will be equal to :

Thus; producer surplus of Olderna at the monopoly price and quantity  = price × quantity

= $6 × 60 millions

= 360 millions

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