Chapter 24: Q. 2 (page 553)
A manager of a monopoly firm notices that the firm is producing output at a rate at which average total cost is falling but is not at its minimum feasible point. The manager argues that surely the firm must not be maximizing its economic profits. Is this argument correct?
Short Answer
Yes, the manager argument is correct. A monopoly firm can maximize its profit by producing the output where marginal revenue equals marginal cost.