Because the Monopolist Doesn't Pay Attention to the Willingness to Pay

question 40

Multiple Choice

Because the monopolist doesn't pay attention to the willingness to pay of inframarginal consumers:

• A) there can sometimes be a difference between what level of product quality is profitable for the monopolist and what level of product quality maximizes aggregate surplus.
• B) the monopolist will choose the optimal level of product quality.
• C) the quantity chosen by the monopolist will sometimes maximize aggregate surplus.
• D) there can never be a difference between the marginal cost of higher product quality and the marginal value to consumers of higher product quality.

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Definitions:

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