The profit-maximizing monopolist, faced with a negative-sloping demand curve, will always produce:

a. at an output greater than the output where average costs are minimized
b. at an output short of that output where average costs are minimized
c. at an output equal to industry output under pure competition
d. a and c
e. none of the above


b

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