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If a monopolist can perfectly price discriminate, its marginal revenue function isa) the marginal cost curve.b) the average revenue.c) the demand function.d) not well defined.

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If a monopolist can perfectly price discriminate, its marginal revenue function isa) the marginal cost curve.b) the average revenue.c) the demand function.d) not well defined.

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The correct answer is c) the demand function.

In a perfect price discrimination scenario, a monopolist charges each consumer the maximum price they are willing to pay. This means that the monopolist captures all consumer surplus, turning it into producer surplus.

In this case, the marginal revenue (the additional revenue that can be generated by selling an additional unit of output) is exactly equal to the price that the next unit can be sold for. This price is determined by the demand function. Therefore, in the case of perfect price discrimination, the marginal revenue function of a monopolist is the demand function.

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