If a Perfectly Competitive Firm and a Single-Price Monopolist Face

question 100

Multiple Choice

If a perfectly competitive firm and a single-price monopolist face the same demand and cost curves, then the competitive firm will produce a

• A)greater output and charge a lower price than the monopolist.
• B)greater output but charge the same price as the monopolist.
• C)greater output and charge a higher price than the monopolist.
• D)smaller output and charge a lower price than the monopolist.
• E)smaller output and charge a higher price than the monopolist.

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