At the current price of a good,Jessica's consumer surplus equals 12,Lauren's consumer surplus equals 14,and Isabel's consumer surplus is 4.By perfect discrimination,a monopolist could increase his profit by

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By perfect price discrimination, a monopolist can capture the entire consumer surplus as additional profit. The total consumer surplus is 12 (Jessica) + 14 (Lauren) + 4 (Isabel) = 30. Therefore, by perfect discrimination, the monopolist could increase his profit by 30.

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