Exhibit 16.6

-Refer to Exhibit 16.6,which shows the market faced by a monopolist.Suppose the government decides to give monopoly power to one firm in the industry through an exclusive license.The welfare loss due to monopoly would be equal to the area _____

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Exhibit 16.6
 
-Refer to Exhibit 16.6,which shows the market faced by a monopolist.Suppose the government decides to give monopoly power to one firm in the industry through an exclusive license.The welfare loss due to monopoly would be equal to the area _____

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The welfare loss due to monopoly, also known as deadweight loss, is represented by the area where the social surplus (consumer surplus plus producer surplus) is reduced due to the monopolist's price being higher and output lower than in a competitive market. Area e typically represents this loss, as it is the area between the demand curve and the marginal cost curve over the quantity gap between the monopolistic and competitive outputs.

Exhibit 16.6 -Refer to Exhibit 16.6,which Shows the Market Faced by a Market