question archive When a firm operates under conditions of monopoly, its price is: a
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When a firm operates under conditions of monopoly, its price is:
a. Not constrained,
b. Constrained by marginal cost,
c. Constrained by demand,
d. Constrained only by its social agenda.
The correct answer is c. Constrained by demand.
Reason: The monopoly firm can change the prices based on quantity produced and demand in the market as it is a single source of goods and has more power in a market. When a monopolist manufactures the quantity according to the intersection point of marginal revenue and marginal cost, then the firm sets the prices based on the market demand curve at a specific quantity.
So, a company that carries on business in the monopoly form of market, then its prices are controlled by the demand force.