If a Monopoly Charges Higher Prices to Consumers Who Buy

question 24

Multiple Choice

If a monopoly charges higher prices to consumers who buy smaller quantities than to consumers who buy larger quantities,then

• A) consumer surplus is larger than under single-price monopoly.
• B) social welfare is larger than under perfect competition.
• C) the monopoly's profits are larger than under single-price monopoly.
• D) the monopoly's profits are larger than under perfect price discrimination.

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