The Gains to Monopolists from Exercising Market Power

question 95

Multiple Choice

The gains to monopolists from exercising market power

• A) exceed the losses to consumers in monopoly markets, resulting in a net gain to society.
• B) equal the losses to consumers in monopoly markets, resulting in no net change for society.
• C) are less than the losses to consumers in monopoly markets, resulting in a net loss to society.
• D) create smaller deadweight losses than occur in purely competitive industries.

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