If a Perfectly Competitive Market Becomes a Monopoly and the Costs

Multiple Choice

If a perfectly competitive market becomes a monopoly and the costs do not change, which of the following allocations of costs and benefits applies?

A) The producer benefits, but consumers and society are harmed.
B) The producer and society are harmed, but consumers benefit.
C) The producer and society benefit, but consumers are harmed.
D) The producer is harmed, but consumers and society benefit.