When a government splits a natural monopoly vertically, it is breaking the company up:
A. along its stages of production.
B. in order to maximize its profits.
C. into smaller companies providing the same goods.
D. in order to capture all efficiencies possible.
Answer: A
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a. real GDP also rises. b. nominal GDP rises. c. the employment rate rises. d. lost national output rises.
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