8. Natural monopoly analysis The following graph shows the demand (D) for gas services in the imaginary town of Utilityburg. The graph also shows the margina curve, the marginal cost (MC) curve, and the average total cost (ATC) curve for the local gas company, a natural monopolist. On the following graph, use the black point (plus symbol) to indicate the profit-maximizing price and quantity for this natural mond 20 18 Monopoly Outcome 16 14 12 10 8 PRICE (Dollars per hundred cubic feet) 4 2 0 0 1 MR 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 QUANTITY (Hundreds of cubic feet) ATC MC 9 10 D

8. Natural monopoly analysis The following graph shows the demand (D) for gas services in the imaginary town of Utilityburg. The graph also shows the margina curve, the marginal cost (MC) curve, and the average total cost (ATC) curve for the local gas company, a natural monopolist. On the following graph, use the black point (plus symbol) to indicate the profit-maximizing price and quantity for this natural mond 20 18 Monopoly Outcome 16 14 12 10 8 PRICE (Dollars per hundred cubic feet) 4 2 0 0 1 MR 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 QUANTITY (Hundreds of cubic feet) ATC MC 9 10 D

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