'When a Single Firm Can Supply the Entire Market at a Lower

question 159

Multiple Choice

'When a single firm can supply the entire market at a lower cost than two or more firms, the firm can be said to have which of the following characteristics?

• A) It must be producing at the socially optimal level of output.
• B) It is a natural monopoly.
• C) The marginal cost curve rises at an increasing rate.
• D) It is one of two firms in the industry.

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