Work It Out, Chapter 13, Step 5

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Since the monopoly charges a higher price and sells fewer items, consumers are going to be worse off.

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The graph from the slide 1 is shown. The following text is written above the graph: Which area reflects consumer surplus under single-price monopoly?

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In this problem, you are asked to find consumer surplus under the single price monopoly. Consumer surplus is the area above the price B and below the demand curve or area, A, B, F.

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The corresponding area on the graph, A, B, F, is highlighted. It is labeled as Consumer surplus is the area above price and below demand, area, A, B, F.

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You'll notice the consumers are considerably worse off with a single price monopoly. From the last part, you'll notice that a portion of the consumer surplus in the competitive industry is now profit for the monopoly.