Figure 15-16 Figure 15-16 Shows the Market Demand and Cost

question 267

Multiple Choice

Figure 15-16 Figure 15-16 shows the market demand and cost curves facing a natural monopoly.
-Refer to Figure 15-16. Suppose the government regulates this industry in order to remove the inefficiency implied by the behavior of the profit-maximizing owners. If regulators require that the firm produces the economically efficient output level, what is this level and what price will be charged?

• A) Q₄ units; P₆
• B) Q₁ units; P₄
• C) Q₁ units; P₁
• D) Q₃ units; P₃

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