Consider the following information for a regional cable television service provider that is a natural monopoly and has a U-shaped long-run average cost curve. (Assume the service provided is basic cable and units are household connections.) - minimum LRAC = $9.00 per month - minimum efficient scale = 2 million units - current output = 1.7 million units - current LRAC = $10.25 per month Suppose the firm is currently being regulated and is required to follow a marginal-cost pricing policy. The price of the service will be lower than $9.00 $9.00 O lower than $10.25 $10.25 higher than $10.25 per month.

Consider the following information for a regional cable television service provider that is a natural monopoly and has a U-shaped long-run average cost curve. (Assume the service provided is basic cable and units are household connections.) - minimum LRAC = $9.00 per month - minimum efficient scale = 2 million units - current output = 1.7 million units - current LRAC = $10.25 per month Suppose the firm is currently being regulated and is required to follow a marginal-cost pricing policy. The price of the service will be lower than $9.00 $9.00 O lower than $10.25 $10.25 higher than $10.25 per month.

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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