Suppose That a Profit-Maximizing Monopoly Firm Experiences a Substantial Technological

question 136

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a profit-maximizing monopoly firm experiences a substantial technological change that reduces its marginal and average total costs by $40.If in response to its reduction in cost, the firm changes its price in a profit-maximizing way, then we can predict that its total economic profit will:

• A) fall.
• B) remain unchanged.
• C) rise.
• D) It is not possible to make a determination from the information given.

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