A Monopoly Firm Operates with Declining Marginal Cost

question 88

Multiple Choice

A monopoly firm operates with declining marginal cost.If regulators impose marginal cost pricing, the market will

• A)remain a monopoly but behave like a perfectly competitive industry.
• B)become perfectly competitive.
• C)be entered by additional firms but will not necessarily become perfectly competitive.
• D)be exited by the existing firm if the regulators will let the firm leave the market.

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