When Promoting Average Cost Pricing, Regulators

question 260

Multiple Choice

When promoting average cost pricing, regulators

• A) include what they consider to be a normal rate of return on investment.
• B) encourage firms to produce at the output level where price equals marginal cost.
• C) fail to consider a return to investors, so regulated firms often have a hard time raising investment funds.
• D) inflate costs so much that price ends up as large as would prevail under unregulated monopoly.

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Definitions:

Partial Equity Method

An accounting method that recognizes the initial investment at cost and incorporates the investor's share of the investee's net income or losses to some extent, not fully as in the full equity method.

Noncontrolling Interest

A minority share of ownership in a subsidiary that is not enough to control its operations, held by investors outside of the parent company.

Net Income

The total profit of a company after all expenses, taxes, and costs have been subtracted from total revenue, indicating the company's financial performance over a specified period.

Acquisition Method

A set of accounting procedures used for consolidating the financial statements of a parent company and its subsidiaries.