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Question

In the short run, the monopolist should make sure that the price should not go below ____.

This question was previously asked in
SSC CGL 2018 (Tier 2) Statistics Previous Year Paper (22-feb-2018)
The correct answer is

Average Variable Cost

The correct answer is option 2. In the short run, the monopolist should not set the price below the Average Variable Cost, as doing so would lead to a loss, and the firm would not be able to cover its variable costs.

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Similar Questions

  1. Under monopoly market, if the seller charges different prices from different customers on the basis of paying capacity of the consumer, it is said to be price discrimination of the _______.

  2. In the ________, the producer can determine the price of the commodity and hence, the producer is said to be the price maker in the market. Maximisation of profits is the sole objective.

  3. In Monopoly Market equilibrium, the trader gets _______ in the long run (where all factors happen to be variable).


Important Questions from Monopoly

  1. Under monopoly market, if the seller charges different prices from different customers on the basis of paying capacity of the consumer, it is said to be price discrimination of the _______.

  2. In the ________, the producer can determine the price of the commodity and hence, the producer is said to be the price maker in the market. Maximisation of profits is the sole objective.

  3. In Monopoly Market equilibrium, the trader gets _______ in the long run (where all factors happen to be variable).

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