The Portion of Consumer Surplus That No One in Society

question 232

Multiple Choice

The portion of consumer surplus that no one in society is able to obtain in a situation of monopoly is known as

• A) a market failure.
• B) a deadweight loss.
• C) an unrealized loss.
• D) a market externality.

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