With regard to price discrimination,we can generally say that a monopolist practicing perfect price discrimination ________ a single-price monopolist in the same market.

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Perfect price discrimination allows a monopolist to charge each consumer their maximum willingness to pay, resulting in an efficient allocation of resources as there is no deadweight loss. This leads to a more efficient outcome as compared to a single-price monopolist who charges a uniform price that is equal to the average willingness to pay, resulting in deadweight loss. However, perfect price discrimination may not necessarily generate more consumer surplus than a single-price monopolist. The monopolist may extract all the consumer surplus and generate zero consumer surplus in a perfect price discrimination scenario. Therefore, option B is not the best choice. Options A, D and E are incorrect as perfect price discrimination is likely to result in a higher level of output as compared to a single-price monopolist.

With Regard to Price Discrimination,we Can Generally Say That a Monopolist