Suppose That a Monopolist Charges a Uniform Price of $10

question 171

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a monopolist charges a uniform price of $10 based on profit maximization and has a constant marginal cost of $3.Beth is willing to pay $6 for the monopolist's output.Therefore,

• A) the monopolist should lower his price to $6 for all consumers.
• B) the monopolist should ignore Beth's want;he is already maximizing profit.
• C) if resale of the output is impossible,the monopolist should lower his price to $6 just for Beth.
• D) if resale of the output is possible,he should lower his price to $6 just for Beth.
• E) the monopolist will not be better off if he lowers his price to $6 just for Beth.

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