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Revenue Maximisation in Monopoly

Study Edexcel Economics monopoly questions by using the revenue-maximising condition that marginal revenue equals zero at the relevant output.

Syllabus
2019
Course
Economics YEC11
Level
A2

Exam points

  • Identify revenue maximisation at the output where marginal revenue equals zero.
  • Link the zero marginal-revenue condition to the point at which total revenue is maximised.
  • Read the monopoly question’s stated output condition before selecting the correct relationship.

3.3.2.1b - Price elasticity of demand and its relationship to revenue concepts, including question 1

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A monopoly is operating at its revenue maximising output. Which one of the following is true?

A

Marginal revenue is equal to marginal cost

B

Average revenue is equal to average cost

C

Average fixed costs are rising

D

Marginal revenue is zero

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