- 19 In Comparing A Pure Monopoly To A Pure Monopsony All Of The Following Statements Are True Except A Monopoly R 1 (58.65 KiB) Viewed 27 times
19. In comparing a "pure" monopoly to a "pure" monopsony, all of the following statements are true except: a) Monopoly refers to a single seller, and monopsony refers to a single buyer. b) The monopolist's marginal revenue curve and the monopsonist's marginal expenditure curve are both perfectly elastic. c) The monopolist's marginal revenue curve lies below its average revenue curve; the monopsonist's marginal expenditure curve lies above its average expenditure curve. d) The monopolist sets a price above marginal revenue, and the monopsonist sets a price below marginal expenditure. e) Relative to a comparable perfectly competitive market, a monopoly leads to reduced consumer surplus and a monopsony leads to reduced producer surplus.