The Diagram Below Shows the Demand Curve and Marginal Cost

question 106

Multiple Choice

The diagram below shows the demand curve and marginal cost and marginal revenue curves for a new heart medication for which the pharmaceutical firm holds a 20-year patent on its production and sales.This protection gives the firm monopoly power for the 20 years of the patent. FIGURE 10-6
-Refer to Figure 10-6.Assume this pharmaceutical firm charges a single price for its drug.At its profit-maximizing level of output,it will generate a deadweight loss to society represented by

• A)areas H + I.
• B)areas H + I + J + K.
• C)areas I + J + K.
• D)There is no deadweight loss generated.
• E)It is not possible to determine with the information provided.

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