What Happens to Producer and Consumer Surplus When a Monopolist

question 183

Multiple Choice

What happens to producer and consumer surplus when a monopolist increases output above the profit-maximizing output level?

• A) Both producer and consumer surplus increase.
• B) Producer surplus falls but consumer surplus rises.
• C) Both producer and consumer surplus decrease.
• D) Producer surplus rises but consumer surplus falls.
• E) Both producer and consumer surplus remain unchanged.

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The ratio that indicates how much sales can decline before a business reaches its break-even point.

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