Choose the Statement That Best Describes the Dilemma Facing the Regulator

question 26

Multiple Choice

Choose the statement that best describes the dilemma facing the regulator of a natural monopoly.

• A) marginal- cost pricing leads to profit or losses; average- cost pricing results in allocative inefficiency
• B) there is no dilemma
• C) marginal- cost pricing will result in productive and allocative inefficiency; average- cost pricing will not
• D) both kinds of regulation have the same implications for allocative efficiency.
• E) marginal- cost pricing will result in allocative inefficiency; average- cost pricing leads to profits or losses

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