WAEC Economics 2008 Question 19

Question 19

Market Structures

The monopolist can determine

  1. A.price and output
  2. B.price only
  3. C.output only
  4. D.price or output.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (price or output.)

Explanation

A monopolist faces a downward-sloping demand curve, so it can fix either the price or the quantity, but not both.