In natural monopoly, AC continuously declines due to economies in distribution or in production, which tends to found in industries which face increasing returns to scale. If price were set equal to marginal cost, then:
a. price would equal average cost.
b. price would exceed average cost.
c. price would be below average cost.
d. price would be at the profit maximizing level for natural monopoly
e. all of the above
c
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The labor demand curve slopes downward because
A) the firm maximizes profits by hiring more labor when the real wage rate rises. B) workers supply more hours of work when the real wage rate rises. C) the firm maximizes profits by hiring more labor when the real wage rate falls. D) workers supply fewer hours of work when the real wage rate rises.
Price discrimination reveals
A) the inherent greed of Western culture. B) the inability for regulators to stop unethical practices. C) that individuals have different willingness to pay. D) that individuals have the same willingness to pay.