Refer to the Graph for a Pure Monopoly

question 93

Multiple Choice

Refer to the graph for a pure monopoly. If the government regulated the monopoly and made it charge the socially optimal price, this price would be

• A)higher than the profit-maximizing price.
• B)higher than the fair-return price.
• C)lower than both the fair-return price and the profit-maximizing price.
• D)between the fair-return price and the profit-maximizing price.

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