What makes a monopoly efficient?

What makes a monopoly efficient?

What makes a monopoly efficient?

Firms benefit from monopoly power because: They can charge higher prices and make more profit than in a competitive market. The can benefit from economies of scale – by increasing size they can experience lower average costs – important for industries with high fixed costs and scope for specialisation.

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What are 3 threats to a monopoly?
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Can a monopoly break even?
In the long-run, the demand curve of a firm in a monopolistic competitive market will shift so that it is tangent to the firm's average total cost curve. As a result, this will make it impossible for the firm to make economic profit; it will only be able to break even.
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