Compared to the profit-maximizing outcome, average cost pricing in natural monopoly leads to

a. a higher price.
b. decreased consumer surplus.
c. the elimination of economic profit.
d. less output.

C

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Assume that $1 equals 100 yen (¥). A Japanese visitor to the United States wants to pay her $400 hotel bill. How many yen should she exchange in order to have enough dollars to pay the bill?

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