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The Following Figure Shows the Demand (D), Marginal Revenue (MR)

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The following figure shows the demand (D) , marginal revenue (MR) , and marginal cost (MC) curves for a monopolist.
The following figure shows the demand (D) , marginal revenue (MR) , and marginal cost (MC)  curves for a monopolist.    -Refer to the figure above.The monopolist is forced to charge the competitive price,but the government agreed to compensate the monopolist for its loss in producer surplus,in comparison to the profit-maximizing outcome.What is the amount of compensation per unit of output traded? A)  (Q₃ Q₁)  (P₁ P₄) /2 Q₃ B)  [(P₁ P₃)  Q₁ - (Q₃ Q₁)  (P₃ P₄) /2]/2 C)  (Q₃ Q₁)  (P₁ P₃) /2 Q₁ D)  (P₁ P₃)  [Q₁ + (Q₃ Q₁) /2]/Q₃
-Refer to the figure above.The monopolist is forced to charge the competitive price,but the government agreed to compensate the monopolist for its loss in producer surplus,in comparison to the profit-maximizing outcome.What is the amount of compensation per unit of output traded?


A) (Q₃ Q₁) (P₁ P₄) /2 Q₃
B) [(P₁ P₃) Q₁ - (Q₃ Q₁) (P₃ P₄) /2]/2
C) (Q₃ Q₁) (P₁ P₃) /2 Q₁
D) (P₁ P₃) [Q₁ + (Q₃ Q₁) /2]/Q₃

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