Which Is a Distortion (A Loss of Social Surplus)associated with a Monopolist's

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Multiple Choice

Which is a distortion (a loss of social surplus) associated with a monopolist's inability to observe consumer types when constructing a nonlinear pricing scheme?

• A) the monopolist must expend more resources on market research.
• B) all bundles involve inefficiently low quantities.
• C) only some bundles involve inefficiently low quantities.
• D) quantities aren't distorted, but prices extract too much consumer surplus.

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