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Monopolists maximize profits

Maximizing the net social benefits from a specified stock of resources does NOT need that: (i) price equals marginal cost for all goods. (ii) marginal social benefit equals marginal social cost [MSB = MSC]. (iii) no one can be made better off unless someone else loses. (iv) monopolists maximize their profits. (v) all goods be produced at lowest possible opportunity costs.

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