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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