With an Average Cost Pricing Rule,the Quantity Produced by the Natural

question 72

Multiple Choice

With an average cost pricing rule,the quantity produced by the natural monopoly is ________ the quantity produced with a marginal cost pricing rule.

• A) greater than
• B) less than
• C) equal to
• D) greater than in the long run and less than in the short run than
• E) not comparable to

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