Suppose that the government decides to regulate this natural monopolist by requiring the firm to charge a price of P2. Which is
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If the government takes this approach, consumer surplus would increase.
A monopoly is when there is only one firm operating in an industry. A natural monopoly occurs when there is a high start-up cost associated with opening a business or a firm enjoys economies of scale.
Consumer surplus is the difference between the willingness to pay of a consumer and the price of the good. As the price of a good declines, consumer surplus increases. P2 is lower than P1, this means that if price is regulated to P2, consumer surplus would increase.
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Answer:the firm should increase price
Explanation:
From the question there is a shortage i.e Demand is greater than Supply, the firm should increase the price of the product which would induce suppliers to increase their supply.
The increase in price would lead to a movement along the demand curve with would in turn correct the disequilibrium.
