单选题

Assume that a monopoly is charging a price higher than the price that would exist in pure competition. If the monopoly decides to increase the price even more, the deadweight loss to society will most likely:

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】

As depicted in Figure 6 on page 200 of the readings, a higher monopoly price will increase the monopoly's profit and also increase the deadweight loss.