The Difference Between a Natural Monopoly and a Monopoly Is

question 164

Multiple Choice

The difference between a natural monopoly and a monopoly is that a natural monopoly

• A) maximizes profit at a quantity where marginal cost is rising.
• B) maximizes profit at a quantity where marginal cost is falling.
• C) does not maximize profit where marginal revenue equals marginal cost.
• D) has a perfectly elastic marginal revenue curve.

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