The Optimal Price for a Monopolist Facing Different Demand Curves

question 144

Multiple Choice

The optimal price for a monopolist facing different demand curves in two separate markets will be:

• A) higher in the market with more elastic demand.
• B) higher in the market with less elastic demand.
• C) the same in both markets.
• D) equal to marginal cost in each markets.

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