A Natural Monopoly Regulated with an Average Cost Pricing Rule

question 18

Multiple Choice

A natural monopoly regulated with an average cost pricing rule is

• A) efficient and incurs an economic loss.
• B) inefficient and makes zero economic profit.
• C) inefficient and makes an economic profit.
• D) efficient and makes zero economic profit.

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