A Regulatory Agency That Imposes a Price Ceiling in Order

question 150

Multiple Choice

A regulatory agency that imposes a price ceiling in order to limit monopoly profits to a "fair rate of return" is forcing the monopolist to sell at a price equal to

• A) average fixed cost.
• B) average total cost.
• C) marginal cost.
• D) average variable cost.

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