Suppose That a Regulated Industry Experiences an Increase in the Price

question 227

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a regulated industry experiences an increase in the price of inputs used to produce the good. According to the capture theory, we would expect

• A) prices to increase by a little immediately and profits to decrease by a lot.
• B) there will be some increase in price but not immediately.
• C) no increase in price.
• D) a quick increase in price maintains profits in the industry.

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