In the above figure, if the natural monopoly is regulated with an average cost pricing rule and the firm does not inflate its costs, then the firm will produce
A) 8 million units and set a price of $21 per unit.
B) 12 million units and set a price of $18 per unit.
C) 16 million units and set a price of $16 per unit.
D) nothing unless the government provides subsidies to cover its losses.
B
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The Economic Report of the President gives the following age distribution of the United States population for the year 2000:
United States Population By Age Group, 2000 Outcome (age category Under 5 5-15 16-19 20-24 25-44 45-64 65 and over Percentage 0.06 0.16 0.06 0.07 0.30 0.22 0.13 Imagine that every person was assigned a unique number between 1 and 275,372,000 (the total population in 2000). If you generated a random number, what would be the probability that you had drawn someone older than 65 or under 16? Treating the percentages as probabilities, write down the cumulative probability distribution. What is the probability of drawing someone who is 24 years or younger? What will be an ideal response?
In which market should you begin your analysis if the domestic stock market is attracting more foreign investors? Which curve shifts initially?
a. Foreign exchange market, with a shift in the demand for domestic currency b. Real loanable funds market, with a shift in the demand for real loanable funds c. Foreign exchange market, with a shift in the supply of domestic currency d. Real goods market, with a shift in aggregate supply e. Real loanable funds market, with a shift in the supply of real loanable funds
Which of the following would be most likely to contribute to the breakdown of a cartel in a natural resource (e.g., bauxite) market?
a. high prices b. low price elasticity of demand c. high compatibility of member interests d. unequal member ownership of the natural resource
The change in the interest rate due to a change in the supply of loanable funds is referred to as the __________ effect
A) income B) expectations C) liquidity D) real