49. Refer to Figure: 8. If Ohio Edison is forced to produce the efficient level of electricity (instead of the monopoly level), equals area BEC. A. welfare loss B. consumer surplus C. producer surplus D. the net social gain

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B. consumer surplus
C. producer surplus
D. the net social gain
A
G
F
B
E
A. net social gain would be reduced by
B. producer surplus would increase by
C. consumer surplus would increase by
D. welfare loss would be represented by
MR
C
MC = AC
500 600
800 1,200 Q
Megawatts of electricity produced by Ohio Edison
Figure 8: Megawatts of electricity produced by Ohio Edison
49. Refer to Figure: 8. If Ohio Edison is forced to produce the efficient level of electricity
(instead of the monopoly level),
equals area BEC.
A. welfare loss
D
50. Refer to Figure: 8. If Ohio Edison is regulated to act as a perfectly competitive firm
(instead of the monopoly level),
the area FGBC.
49.
50.
Transcribed Image Text:Dollars B. consumer surplus C. producer surplus D. the net social gain A G F B E A. net social gain would be reduced by B. producer surplus would increase by C. consumer surplus would increase by D. welfare loss would be represented by MR C MC = AC 500 600 800 1,200 Q Megawatts of electricity produced by Ohio Edison Figure 8: Megawatts of electricity produced by Ohio Edison 49. Refer to Figure: 8. If Ohio Edison is forced to produce the efficient level of electricity (instead of the monopoly level), equals area BEC. A. welfare loss D 50. Refer to Figure: 8. If Ohio Edison is regulated to act as a perfectly competitive firm (instead of the monopoly level), the area FGBC. 49. 50.
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