A key economic objection to unregulated, profit-maximizing monopoly is that in the short run monopolists: produce a level of output at which marginal revenue is greater than marginal cost. restrict output to levels at which their products are valued more than the marginal cost of producing them. do not try to minimize the costs of the level of output they produce. produce too many products, which they sell at prices that are too high, earning economic profits.
A key economic objection to unregulated, profit-maximizing monopoly is that in the short run monopolists: produce a level of output at which marginal revenue is greater than marginal cost. restrict output to levels at which their products are valued more than the marginal cost of producing them. do not try to minimize the costs of the level of output they produce. produce too many products, which they sell at prices that are too high, earning economic profits.
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![A key economic objection to unregulated, profit-maximizing
monopoly is that in the short run monopolists:
produce a level of output at which marginal revenue is greater than
marginal cost.
restrict output to levels at which their products are valued more
than the marginal cost of producing them.
do not try to minimize the costs of the level of output they produce.
produce too many products, which they sell at prices that are too
high, earning economic profits.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fbc603a34-7d6e-41f0-b21b-1d1ef42c6681%2F1e20df4d-f13d-4839-a3a7-6448b39d8585%2Fbrl96jk_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A key economic objection to unregulated, profit-maximizing
monopoly is that in the short run monopolists:
produce a level of output at which marginal revenue is greater than
marginal cost.
restrict output to levels at which their products are valued more
than the marginal cost of producing them.
do not try to minimize the costs of the level of output they produce.
produce too many products, which they sell at prices that are too
high, earning economic profits.
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