Table 10-2 Shakti Inc.has Been Granted a Patent for Its

question 56

Multiple Choice

Table 10-2
Shakti Inc.has been granted a patent for its Arnica toothache balm.Table 10-2 shows the demand and the total cost schedule for the firm.
-Refer to Table 10-2.What is the amount of the deadweight loss generated by Shakti when it produces the monopoly output?

• A)$124
• B)$42
• C)$36
• D)$12

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