Natural Monopolies Are Distinguished By

question 3

Multiple Choice

Natural monopolies are distinguished by:

• A) Zero fixed costs.
• B) Increasing average total costs (ATC) over the entire range of output.
• C) Decreasing average total costs (ATC) over the entire range of output.
• D) The existence of only one firm in the industry.

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Explanatory Variable

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