When Comparing Perfect Competition to a Single-Price Monopoly with the Same

question 492

Multiple Choice

When comparing perfect competition to a single-price monopoly with the same costs

• A) both market types use resources efficiently.
• B) there is a deadweight loss associated with a monopoly.
• C) the sum of producer and consumer surplus is maximized under a monopoly.
• D) the sum of producer and consumer surplus is minimized under perfect competition.

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