The Consumer Surplus Lost Because Monopolists Restrict the Production of Output

question 26

Multiple Choice

The consumer surplus lost because monopolists restrict the production of output represents a welfare loss because:

• A) it is transferred to producers in the form of profit.
• B) consumers pay a higher price than they would in a more competitive market.
• C) society is not using its scarce resources in the best way possible.
• D) of both a. and b., but not c.

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