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Monopoly and the public interest. £. MC monopoly. AR = D. MR. Q. Monopoly and the public interest. £. MC monopoly. AC monopoly. P 1. AC 1. AR = D. MR. Q 1. Q. Monopoly and the public interest. £. MC monopoly. AC monopoly. P 1. AC 1. AR = D. MR. Q 1. Q.
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Monopoly and the public interest £ MCmonopoly AR = D MR Q
Monopoly and the public interest £ MCmonopoly ACmonopoly P1 AC1 AR = D MR Q1 Q
Monopoly and the public interest £ MCmonopoly ACmonopoly P1 AC1 AR = D MR Q1 Q
Why do we think Monopoly is bad? £ MCmonopoly ACmonopoly P1 AC1 AR = D MR Q1 Q
If we had perfect competition then P=MC, price is lower £ andquantity is higher MCmonopoly ACmonopoly P1 PPC AC1 AR = D MR Q1 Q QPC
But what if Perfect competitive firm is small and unable to exploit returns to scale £ MCperfect competition MCmonopoly ACmonopoly PPC PM ACM AR = D MR QPC QM Q
But what if Perfect competitive firm is small and unable to exploit returns to scale £ MCperfect competition MCmonopoly ACmonopoly PPC PM ACM AR = D MR QPC QM Q