Take a look at the graph below. Which area shows the reduction in consumer surplus that results from this industry being a monopoly rather than perfectly competitive? Price B C Q₁ MR 02₂ MC Demand Quantity

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Take a look at the graph below. Which area shows the reduction in consumer surplus that results from this industry being a monopoly rather than perfectly
competitive?
Price
P₂
0
area A
area B
Q₂₁ 02₂
area A + area B
MR
O area B + area C
MC
Demand
Quantity
Transcribed Image Text:Take a look at the graph below. Which area shows the reduction in consumer surplus that results from this industry being a monopoly rather than perfectly competitive? Price P₂ 0 area A area B Q₂₁ 02₂ area A + area B MR O area B + area C MC Demand Quantity
Graph (A)
Graph (B)
Graph (E)
S2
S
S1
S
S2
X X X X
D2
D2
D
D1
| │││
||||||
Graph (F)
Graph (C)
D1
|||||
Graph (D)
Graph (G)
Graph (H)
D
* * * *
+++
D1
Transcribed Image Text:Graph (A) Graph (B) Graph (E) S2 S S1 S S2 X X X X D2 D2 D D1 | │││ |||||| Graph (F) Graph (C) D1 ||||| Graph (D) Graph (G) Graph (H) D * * * * +++ D1
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