If government regulators force a natural monopoly to produce where price equals marginal cost, the monopoly will earn
a. a "fair return"
b. positive economic profit
c. zero economic profit
d. negative economic profit
e. greater economic profit than if it were unregulated
D
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To convert the nominal interest rate to the real interest rate, we
A) divide the nominal interest rate by the inflation rate. B) multiply the nominal interest rate by the inflation rate. C) subtract the inflation rate from the nominal interest rate. D) add the inflation rate to the nominal interest rate. E) subtract the nominal interest rate from the inflation rate and then multiply by 100.
Regarding income distribution and the distribution of wealth
A) wealth is a stock concept and income a flow concept. B) a stock is evaluated at a given moment in time; a flow is evaluated during a period of time. C) income, a flow, can be viewed as a return on wealth. D) All of the above are correct.