Practice mode Monopoly

If regulators split a natural monopoly into many smaller firms, what happens to the cost of production?

Correct answer C. Will rise

Explanation

A natural monopoly has falling average costs over the whole market, so dividing output among many firms forces each to produce at a higher average cost.

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