A single-price monopolist is only one seller in the market by definition. This means that the monopolist sets the price and the quantity in order to maximize its profit, regardless of the elasticity of the demand. True  False

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A single-price monopolist is only one seller in the market by definition. This means that the monopolist sets the price and the quantity in order to maximize its profit, regardless of the elasticity of the demand.

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