6 return to the final example of section 55in which the demand for aid
Question
6. Return to the final example of section 5.5,in which the demand for AIDS drugs was Qn = 100 – Pin North America and Qs =a 100 – P in Sub-Saharan Africa. Show that with marginal cost = 20 for such drugs, it must be the case that e > 0.531 if the drug manufacturer is to serve both markets while charging the same price in each market.(HINT: Calculate the total profit if it serves only North America and then calculate the total profit if it serves both markets. Then determine the value of a for which the profit from serving both markets is at least as large.)