In Practice, Regulatory Boards Try to Set the Price of a Natural

question 33

Multiple Choice

In practice, regulatory boards try to set the price of a natural monopoly so that price:

• A) equals marginal cost.
• B) covers all explicit costs.
• C) includes all costs plus a normal return on capital investment.
• D) is constant over time.

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