The Maximum Amount a Rent Seeker Would Pay for a Monopoly

question 91

Multiple Choice

The maximum amount a rent seeker would pay for a monopoly is the _______.

• A) deadweight loss
• B) monopoly's economic profit
• C) market price
• D) monopoly's normal profit

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