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Monopolies in the short run

Monopolies tend to shut down in the short run when: (1) price is less than the minimum of average total costs [ATC]. (2) price cannot cover all overhead costs. (3) potential revenue cannot cover total variable costs. (4) total costs exceed total revenues.

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