An Economic Problem with Using Subsidies or Price Ceilings to Move

question 16

Multiple Choice

An economic problem with using subsidies or price ceilings to move a monopoly toward the competitive equilibrium is that

• A) it may increase monopoly profits.
• B) it may decrease monopoly profits.
• C) policy makers may not be able to determine what the competitive equilibrium is.
• D) policy makers always need to be lobbied before taking any actions.

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