Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 108

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
Figure: Water Works
-(Figure: Water Works) Look at the figure Water Works, which describes a small town's water works, a natural monopoly. If regulators require the water works to charge the price that just covers average total cost, the water works will:

• A) earn profits.
• B) break even.
• C) incur losses.
• D) have a large producer surplus.

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