When a Monopoly Price Discriminates,it

question 32

Multiple Choice

When a monopoly price discriminates,it

• A) increases the amount of consumer surplus.
• B) decreases its economic profit.
• C) converts consumer surplus into economic profit.
• D) converts economic profit into consumer surplus.
• E) has no effect on the deadweight loss in the market.

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