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In Monopoly at various output levels

A. AR = MR

B. AR < MR

C. AR > MR

D. None of the above

Answer: Option C

Solution(By Examveda Team)

A firm under monopoly faces a downward sloping demand curve or average revenue curve. In monopoly, since average revenue falls as more units of output are sold, the marginal revenue is less than the average revenue. In other words, under monopoly the MR curve lies below the AR curve.

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Comments ( 2 )

  1. Umar Idrees
    Umar Idrees :
    2 months ago

    A monopolist faces a downward-sloping demand curve, he has to sacrifice price to sell additional units. This always leads to marginal revenue (MR) being less than the average revenue (AR) so the answer is option "B".

  2. Xulfiqar Ali
    Xulfiqar Ali :
    3 years ago

    I think option c is correct

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