For a Monopoly with a Straight-Line Demand Curve, When Demand

question 107

Multiple Choice

For a monopoly with a straight-line demand curve, when demand is

• A)unit-elastic, marginal revenue reaches its maximum.
• B)inelastic, marginal revenue is negative.
• C)elastic, marginal revenue is positive and increasing.
• D)elastic, marginal revenue is greater than demand.
• E)perfectly inelastic, marginal revenue equals demand.

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