The government of your state wants Gigantic Software Corp, which is a natural monopoly, to stay in business yet still produce where price equals marginal cost. The government might choose to

a. set a price ceiling 10 percent lower than its previous level
b. impose a tax on the company for each dollar of sales
c. establish regulations that raise the company's cost of doing business
d. provide a subsidy to the company to cover the loss and ensure a normal profit
e. replace the company's top management


D

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