Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · 7.6

7.6 — practice question

The diagram presents the marginal cost (MC), marginal revenue (MR), average revenue (AR) and average total cost (ATC) curves for a profit-maximising firm in an oligopolistic market. What is the reason the oligopolist would not want to raise its price above P?

  • ADemand is relatively elastic, meaning the firm would see a reduction in total revenue.
  • BDemand is relatively elastic, meaning the firm would see an increase in total revenue.
  • CDemand is relatively inelastic, meaning the firm would see a reduction in total revenue.
  • DDemand is relatively inelastic, meaning the firm would see an increase in total revenue.

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