If the Demand for a Monopoly's Output Shifts Rightward,the Change

question 138

Multiple Choice

If the demand for a monopoly's output shifts rightward,the change in quantity produced is NOT predictable because

• A) the monopoly is a profit maximizer.
• B) the monopoly is a price taker.
• C) the monopoly has no supply curve.
• D) the monopoly's marginal cost curve might not be upward sloping.

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