The following diagram shows an industry which if organised competitively with thousands of firms will have an industry marginal cost curve of
MC1. If it is a monopoly, thanks to economies of scale, it will have the lower
MC curve
MC2.
Referring to the diagram, which one of the following is correct?
◦ The perfectly competitive price and output are
P1 and
Q1 and the monopoly price and output are
P2 and
Q2.
◦ The perfectly competitive price and output are
P3 and
Q3 and the monopoly price and output are
P2 and
Q2.
◦ The perfectly competitive price and output are
P1 and
Q1 and the monopoly price and output are
P4 and
Q2.
◦ The perfectly competitive price and output are
P3 and
Q3 and the monopoly price and output are
P4 and
Q2.