If a Regulatory Commission Imposes Upon a Nondiscriminating Natural Monopoly

question 67

Multiple Choice

If a regulatory commission imposes upon a nondiscriminating natural monopoly a price that is equal to marginal cost and below average total cost at the resulting output, then

• A) the firm will realize an economic profit.
• B) the firm will earn only a normal profit.
• C) allocative efficiency will be worsened.
• D) the firm must be subsidized or it will go bankrupt.

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