Price $0.70 $0.60 $0.50 $0.40 $0.30 $0.20 $0.10 40 하 MR 80 120 160 200 220 ATC MC Demand 240 Quantity (millions of kWh)

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3. Diagram illustrates your local electricity company’s natural monopoly. It shows the demand curve for kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity, the company’s marginal revenue (MR) curve, its marginal cost (MC) curve, and its average total cost (ATC) curve. The government wants to regulate the monopolist by imposing a price ceiling

a) If the government does not regulate this monopolist, what price will it charge? Briefly explain: $ __________ 

b) If the government imposes a price ceiling equal to the marginal cost $0.20, will the monopolist make profits or lose money? Briefly explain.

c) If the government imposes $0.10 price ceiling, how much kWh will the firm produce? Briefly explain:

 d) If the government imposes a price ceiling of $0.30, will the monopolist make a profit, lose money, or break even? Briefly explain: 

 

                                                                                                                           

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Transcribed Image Text:Price $0.70 $0.60 $0.50 $0.40 $0.30 $0.20 $0.10 40 하 MR 80 120 160 200 220 ATC MC Demand 240 Quantity (millions of kWh)
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