A Natural Monopoly Occurs When

question 102

Multiple Choice

A natural monopoly occurs when

• A) long-run average costs decline continuously through the range of demand.
• B) a firm owns or controls some resource essential to production.
• C) long-run average costs rise continuously as output is increased.
• D) economies of scale are obtained at relatively low levels of output.

Identify conditions under which demand is considered elastic or inelastic.

Analyze the impact of price changes on quantity demanded for products with different elasticity levels.

Interpret the effects of elasticity on total revenue and expenditure.

Examine factors influencing the elasticity of demand for a product.

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