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maegan_martin

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If regulators of the local gas and water utility companies require those firms to price their service at marginal cost
 
  A) there would be a deadweight loss in their markets.
  B) the firms might require a tax-financed subsidy to survive.
  C) their customers would enjoy no consumer surplus.
  D) None of the above answers are correct.

Question 2

In the above table, if the market is perfectly competitive and unregulated, at the equilibrium output level
 
  A) marginal private cost equals the marginal private benefit.
  B) marginal private cost is less than the marginal private benefit.
  C) marginal social cost equals the marginal private benefit.
  D) marginal social cost is greater than the marginal private benefit.



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

A



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