Use the Following to Answer Question

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Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer question:
Figure: PPV
-(Figure: PPV) Use Figure: PPV.The figure shows the demand and marginal revenue for a pay-per-view football game on cable TV.Assume that the marginal cost and average cost are a constant $20.If the cable company is a monopoly,how much deadweight loss is there when the monopolist maximizes profit?

• A)$0
• B)$20
• C)$80
• D)$160

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Definitions:

Profit-Maximizing Output

The point of production where a company reaches its maximum profit, occurring when marginal cost is equal to marginal revenue.

Marginal Cost

The bump in expenditure for manufacturing an additional unit of a product or service.

Price

The cost in financial terms anticipated, necessitated, or disbursed for something.

Monopoly

A market structure characterized by a single seller, selling a unique product in the market with no close substitutes.