Public Ownership of Natural Monopolies

question 48

Multiple Choice

Public ownership of natural monopolies

• A) creates synergies between the newly acquired firm and other government-owned companies.
• B) usually lowers the cost of production dramatically.
• C) tends to be inefficient.
• D) does none of the things described in these answers.

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