True false or uncertain. Explain why 1. A monopolist with no costs maximizes marginal revenue 2. The government can eliminate deadweight loss by regulating a natural monopoly so that price equals marginal cost. 3. Airlines that offer leisure and business airfares are practicing perfect price discrimination. 4. A monopolist facing perfectly elastic demand receives no producer surplus

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