Question

Assume that an industry that began as a perfectly competitive industry becomes a monopoly. Compared to when the industry was perfectly​ competitive, the monopolist will:______.

Answer 1

Answer:

Charge a higher price and produce less output

Explanation:

A monopolistic markets imeans that there is the absence of other suppliers of the same product or service, making them the sole market of the product or service. This can make them charge a premium to their customers. Consumers have no alternatives of options  and are forced to pay the price for the goods dictated by the monopolist. ITherd is a tendency for the monopolist to make prices high high prices, it may not necessarily be a monopolistic behavior.

A monopolistic market can restricts output to raise the price leading to less production, which reduces total real social income.