Use the Following to Answer Questions 45-46

question 64

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions 45-46:
Figure 9.10
-(Figure 9.10) If the government regulates the price of this natural monopolist to achieve a perfectly competitive output level, the regulated price will be:

• A) $8.15.
• B) $14.
• C) $10.
• D) $6.30.

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