Consider a monopoly facing a demand structure where the price elasticity of demand is ?1.25. The optimal markup factor is:

A. 5 times marginal revenue.
B. 0.2 times marginal cost.
C. 0.2 times marginal revenue.
D. 5 times marginal cost.


Answer: D

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