For a natural monopoly, the efficient quantity is produced when the firm is regulated so that
A) P = ATC.
B) P > ATC.
C) P = MC.
D) P > MC.
E) P < MC.
C
You might also like to view...
When there is a recessionary gap, inflation will ________, in response to which the Federal Reserve will ________ real interest rates, and output will ________.
A. decline; lower; decline B. increase; raise; decline C. decline; lower; expand D. decline; raise; decline
The figure above shows the market for the chemical hydrogen sulfide, the production of which creates an external cost. The government imposes the pollution tax shown in the above figure. What quantity is produced after the pollution tax is imposed?
A) zero pounds B) 80 million pounds C) 160 million pounds D) more than 160 million pounds E) more than 80 million pounds and less than 160 million pounds
Bud opened a flower shop. He rented a building for $9,000 a year. To buy equipment for the store, he withdrew $10,000 from his savings account, which earned an annual interest rate of 3 percent
During the first year of operation, Bud paid $4,000 for utilities and $12,000 to his suppliers. The store's total annual revenue was $55,000. The market value of the store's equipment at the end of the year was $8,000. If Bud had not started this business, he would have continued to work as an employee at another flower shop for $30,000 a year. During the first year of operation, Bud A) received an economic profit of $30,000. B) received an economic profit of $20,000. C) incurred an economic loss of $2,300 D) incurred an economic loss of $12,300
Bans and quotas ___________ in situations where it is difficult or costly for authorities to monitor and punish rule-breakers.
A. often succeed B. sometimes succeed C. rarely succeed D. always succeed