A Monopolist's Cost Curves May Shift Down Because

question 163

Multiple Choice

A monopolist's cost curves may shift down because

• A)large-scale input purchases may permit the monopolist to take quantity discounts.
• B)of advertising expenditure.
• C)competitors are pushed out of the market.
• D)of bureaucratic inefficiencies.

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