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If Michigan's electric utilities were allowed to use marginal cost pricing, it would lead to economic profits for these utilities. Is the previous statement correct or incorrect? Explain your answer.
 
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Question 2

The used car market has a significant amount of adverse selection because
 
  A) the seller knows more about the car than the buyer.
  B) the buyer can easily find out more about the car than the seller.
  C) buyers and sellers rarely have enough information.
  D) the transaction costs of the used car market are prohibitive.



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Answer to Question 1

The statement is incorrect. Imposing marginal cost pricing on natural monopolies results in the firms incurring economic losses not economic profits.

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