When we compare economic welfare in a monopoly market to a competitive market, the profits earned by the monopolist represent A. a loss in total welfare. B. a transfer of benefits from the consumer to the producer. C. the higher marginal revenues gained by the monopolists in comparison to competitive firms. D. the higher marginal costs incurred by the monopolists in comparison to competitive firms.

The correct answer is option B.

Explanation:

In a perfect competition firms are price takers and have only normal profits. On the contrary, a monopoly firm are price makers and can have positive profits.

The consumer surplus gets reduced in monopoly and the producer surplus is greater. The profits in the monopoly firm shows the transfer of surplus of benefits from consumers to the producer.

So, option B is the correct answer.