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Answer c. the monopoly price will rise by less than $1.
Reason- Demand curve faced by monopolist is downward sloping. So, P>MR for all units for a monopolist.
The profit maximising condition for monopoly is MC =MR.
So, When MC rises by $1, the rise in price is less than $1.
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