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If a regulatory commission forced a monopolist characterized by economies of scale to use marginal cost pricin
If a regulatory commission forced a monopolist characterized by economies of scale to use marginal cost pricing, it would be necessary for the regulatory commission to:
a. Subsidize the firm because price would be below ATC.
b. Tax the firm’s economic profits.
c. Close down the firm.
d. None of the above.
a.
if by large economics of scales the firm is a large firm, then surely it is producing at the elastic side of the demand curve, where the price is below the atc, thus it will make a loss per unit of production. a subsidy is required.
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