If Government Forced a Firm to Charge a Price Equal

question 67

Multiple Choice

If government forced a firm to charge a price equal to marginal cost in a situation where there are scale economies,

• A)new firms would enter the industry.
• B)the firm would be forced to go bankrupt.
• C)positive economic profit would grow even larger.
• D)marginal cost would exceed average cost.

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