When we compare economic welfare in a monopoly market to a competitive market, the profits earned by the monopolist represent?

The profits earned by the monopolist represent a transfer of benefits from the consumer to the producer. If the consumer continues to support a monopoly they give very little possibility of competition emerging due to the monopoly having such a huge share of the market. The monopoly holds all the power since the customer relies so heavy on them for their product and the customer does not have many options.