How Does the Demand Curve Facing a Home Monopolist Compare

question 46

Multiple Choice

How does the demand curve facing a home monopolist compare in a no-trade situation to a situation in which a quota protects the monopolist's output?

• A) They are identical.
• B) The quota-protected demand curve lies to the right of the no-trade demand curve.
• C) The quota-protected demand curve lies to the left of the no-trade demand curve.
• D) The no-trade demand curve is perfectly price elastic at the world price; the quota-protected demand curve has a negative slope.

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