If an Average Cost Pricing Rule Is Imposed on the Natural

question 345

Multiple Choice

If an average cost pricing rule is imposed on the natural monopoly in the figure above, then the deadweight loss will be

• A) $0.
• B) $1 million.
• C) $9 million.
• D) $16 million.

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