In the above figure, if the natural monopoly is regulated using an average cost pricing rule, but the firm can pad its costs and make the regulator believe its costs are LRAC (inflated), then the price the firm charges will increase from
A) $18 to $24.
B) $12 to $24.
C) $12 to $18.
D) $18 to $36.
A
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A) does not depend on the amount that the person pays B) increases as that person pays less C) increases as that person pays more D) decreases as that person pays more
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