Suppose the government breaks up a single-price monopoly and turns it into a perfectly competitive industry
What will happen to price and the quantity produced? What will happen to the monopoly's economic profit and the deadweight loss associated with the monopoly?
The price will fall and output will increase to the efficient level. The monopoly's economic profit will revert to the consumers as consumer surplus as the price falls and the quantity increases. The deadweight loss will be eliminated as output and the consumer surplus increase.
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