The nondiscriminating monopolist's demand curve (i) is less elastic than a purely competitive firm's demand curve (ii) is perfectly elastic (iii) coincides with its marginal revenue curve (iv) is perfectly inelastic

Marketing Jan 12, 2021

The nondiscriminating monopolist's demand curve

(i) is less elastic than a purely competitive firm's demand curve

(ii) is perfectly elastic

(iii) coincides with its marginal revenue curve

(iv) is perfectly inelastic

Expert Solution

The answer is (i).

For a purely competitive firm, the demand curve it faces it perfectly elastic, because the firm is a price-taker. A monopolist, on the other hand, faces a downward sloping demand curve. Thus the monopolist's demand curve is less elastic than that for a competitive firm.

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