Refer to Market Diagram. Suppose this firm initially acted competitively. If the firm switched to the monopoly equilibrium, how much deadweight loss would be created?

The following questions refer to the accompanying market diagram. PC and QC are the equilibrium price and quantity if the firm behaves competitively, and PM and QM are the equilibrium price and quantity if the firm is a simple monopoly.



a. Area E + H.

b. Area G + H.

c. Area B + D + E + G + H.

d. Area D + E + G + H.


a. Area E + H.

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