Assume someone organizes all farms in the nation into a monopoly. What is the monopoly's marginal cost curve?

A) It is a horizontal line at the competitive industry's price.
B) It is a vertical line at the formerly competitive industry's quantity.
C) It is a vertical line at the monopoly's chosen output level.
D) It is the formerly competitive industry's supply curve.
E) It is the same as the formally competitive industry's average total cost curve.


D

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A. 30 percent B. 20 percent C. 40 percent D. 10 percent

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