Setting Price Equal to Marginal Cost in a Natural Monopoly

question 138

Multiple Choice

Setting price equal to marginal cost in a natural monopoly will lead to

• A)excess profits for the firm.
• B)losses for the firm.
• C)zero profits for the firm.
• D)One cannot tell without further information.

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