Multiple Choice
If a natural monopoly does NOT inflate its costs, the output it produces is the smallest when the monopoly is
A) left unregulated.
B) regulated according to an average cost pricing rule.
C) regulated according to a marginal cost pricing rule.
D) regulated to maximize total surplus.
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