For Which of the Following Reasons Do Regulatory Agencies Sometimes

question 134

Multiple Choice

For which of the following reasons do regulatory agencies sometimes fail to bring the price and output of a natural monopoly to the ideal level?

• A) The regulatory agency does not have all the information concerning a firm's true costs.
• B) Monopolists may conceal profits by inflating the costs of production by spending money to achieve personal objectives (a very nice office building, for example).
• C) Regulatory agencies often come to reflect the views of the industries they are supposed to regulate.
• D) All of the above are reasons.

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