Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 4

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
Figure: The Profit-Maximizing Output and Price
-(Figure: The Profit-Maximizing Output and Price) Look at the figure The Profit-Maximizing Output and Price. Assume that there are no fixed costs and AC = MC = $200. At the profit-maximizing output and price for a monopolist, consumer surplus is:

• A) $0.
• B) $600.
• C) $1,000.
• D) $1,600.

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Definitions:

Income Statement

A financial statement that reports a company's financial performance over a specific accounting period, detailing revenues, expenses, profits, or losses.

Trading Securities

Financial instruments that are purchased primarily for selling in the near term with the intention of generating profit from short-term price fluctuations.

Fair Value

The amount one would get from selling an asset or the cost to transfer a liability during a well-structured deal between participants in the market at the time of evaluation.

Profit Margin

A financial metric that evaluates a company's profitability by comparing net income to sales.