Multiple Choice
How does monopoly product quality compare to the quality a social planner would choose?
A) The monopolist targets the marginal consumer's valuation of quality,whereas the social planner targets the average consumer's.This leads the monopolist to make inefficiently low-quality products.
B) The monopolist targets the marginal consumer's valuation of quality,whereas the social planner targets the average consumer's.This leads the monopolist to make inefficiently high-quality products.
C) There is no difference due to a standard neutrality argument.
D) None of the above.
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