Question

City Gas is a natural monopoly that supplies natural gas to a particular city. Its cost and demand information are given below. Quantity (Millions of therms) Price ($ per therm) Total Cost (million $) 1 48 35 2 44 64 3 38 90 4 30 113 5 20 133 6 8 150 If the government decides to regulate this natural monopoly by forcing them to produce at the point where the demand curve intersects average cost, then compared to the unregulated natural monopoly, the price will ____________ and the quantity will ___________. Group of answer choices fall, rise rise, fall fall, fall rise, rise

Answer 1

Answer:

Fall, rise

Explanation:

City Gas is a natural monopoly that supplies natural gas to a particular city. It's cost and demand information are given below. Quantity (Millions of therms) Price ($ per therm) Total Cost (million $) 1 48 35 2 44 64 3 38 90 4 30 113 5 20 133 6 8 150 If the government decides to regulate this natural monopoly by forcing them to produce at the point where the demand curve intersects average cost, then compared to the unregulated natural monopoly, the price will _____fall_______ and the quantity will _____rise______.