Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 68

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true?

• A)The motivation for rent seeking is not the same as the motivation for profit seeking.
• B)Economic rent is a payment in excess of opportunity cost.
• C)The deadweight loss triangle is not considered the graphic representation of one of the costs of monopoly; instead, it is one of the costs of not having a monopoly.
• D)Rent seeking is almost always an irrational activity as far as the rent seekers are concerned.

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