If a Monopoly Sells Its Good at a Level That

question 109

Multiple Choice

If a monopoly sells its good at a level that is below the socially optimal level, the price:

• A)will equal the intersection of average revenue and marginal cost
• B)will be inefficiently high
• C)will be inefficiently low
• D)may be inefficiently low or high because a monopolist is a price maker

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