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(Table: Lunch) Use Table: Lunch.This table shows market demand for picnic lunches for people taking all-day rafting trips on the river.Joe has a firm providing this service,and his marginal cost and average cost for each lunch are a constant $4.If Joe is a monopolist,what is consumer surplus in the long run?

A) $45
B) $90
C) $180
D) $360

Consumer Surplus

The discrepancy showcasing the difference between the sum consumers are eager to pay and the price eventually paid.

Monopolist

A single seller in a market who has significant control over the price and supply of a good or service, facing little to no competition.

Marginal Cost

The increase in cost incurred by producing one additional unit of a product or service.

  • Quantify consumer surplus, producer surplus, and deadweight loss in the contexts of both competitive and monopoly markets.
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