​How Does Monopoly Product Quality Compare to the Quality a Social

question 10

Multiple Choice

​How does monopoly product quality compare to the quality a social planner would choose?

• A)​The monopolist targets the marginal consumer's valuation of quality,whereas the social planner targets the average consumer's.This leads the monopolist to make inefficiently low-quality products.
• B)​The monopolist targets the marginal consumer's valuation of quality,whereas the social planner targets the average consumer's.This leads the monopolist to make inefficiently high-quality products.
• C)​There is no difference due to a standard neutrality argument.
• D)​None of the above.

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Definitions:

Economic Principles

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Opportunity Cost

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