Refer to the Provided Graph for an Industry

question 206

Multiple Choice

Refer to the provided graph for an industry. If the industry was initially a monopoly, but the monopolist was broken up into a large number of small, purely competitive firms and production cost-curves remained unchanged, then market price and industry output would be

• A)P₃ and Q₁.
• B)P₁ and Q₃.
• C)P₂ and Q₂.
• D)P₁ and Q₁.

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