-If a Marginal Cost Pricing Rule Is Imposed on the Natural

question 245

Multiple Choice

-If a marginal cost pricing rule is imposed on the natural monopoly in the figure above, then total surplus will be

• A) $0.
• B) $4 million.
• C) $8 million.
• D) $16 million.

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