A monopolist will not earn any economic profits when

A) AVC is a minimum.
B) AFC is very high.
C) ATC lies above the demand curve.
D) ATC lies below the demand curve.


Answer: C

Economics

You might also like to view...

The self-correcting tendency of the economy means that rising inflation eventually eliminates:

A. unemployment. B. exogenous spending. C. recessionary gaps. D. expansionary gaps.

Economics

When the price of a good is

A) below the equilibrium price, quantity supplied exceeds quantity demanded and price rises. B) below the equilibrium price, quantity demanded exceeds quantity supplied and price falls. C) above the equilibrium price, quantity supplied exceeds quantity demanded and price falls. D) above the equilibrium price, quantity demanded exceeds quantity supplied and price rises.

Economics

What are the key factors that determine the profitability of a firm in a monopolistically competitive market?

What will be an ideal response?

Economics

Which of the following describes the relationship among market price (P), average revenue (AR), and marginal revenue (MR) for a firm in monopolistic competition

a. P = AR = MR b. P > AR = MR c. P = AR > MR d. P > AR > MR e. P = AR < MR

Economics