Rate of Return Regulation, as Currently Applied to Many Natural

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Multiple Choice

Rate of return regulation, as currently applied to many natural monopolies such as public utilities,

• A) generally involves the use of price caps.
• B) gives the firms an incentive to inflate their costs.
• C) gives the firms an incentive to cut their costs as much as possible.
• D) generally keeps their prices higher than if they were unregulated monopolists.

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