Since revenue increases with increases in price when demand is relatively inelastic, monopolists produce on the inelastic part of demand.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

Rationale: The first part is true, the second part is not. It is precisely because revenue increases with an increase in price on the inelastic part of demand that monopolists will produce on the elastic part of demand.

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