Suppose the accompanying figure shows the demand curve, marginal revenue curve and marginal cost curve for a monopolist.
At this monopolist's profit-maximizing level of output, deadweight loss equals ________.
A. $2,000
B. $1,000
C. $6,000
D. $4,000
Answer: B
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