At the Current Price of a Good,Al's Consumer Surplus Equals

question 64

Multiple Choice

At the current price of a good,Al's consumer surplus equals 15 and Ben's consumer surplus equals 15.By using two-part pricing,a monopolist could increase his profit by

• A) 8.
• B) 16.
• C) 15.
• D) 30.

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