ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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8. Natural monopoly analysis
The following graph gives the demand (D) curve for 5G LTE services in the fictional town of Streamship Springs. The graph also shows the marginal
revenue (MR) curve, the marginal cost (MC) curve, and the average total cost (ATC) curve for the local 5G LTE company, a natural monopolist.
On the following graph, use the black point (plus symbol) to indicate the profit-maximizing price and quantity for this natural monopolist.
PRICE (Dollars per gigabyte of data)
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
0
1
+
2
MR
4
3
5
7
QUANTITY (Gigabytes of data)
O True
O False
6
8
ATC
MC
+
9
10
D
Monopoly Outcome
(?)
Which of the following statements are true about this natural monopoly? Check all that apply.
The 5G LTE company must own a scarce resource.
It is more efficient on the cost side for one producer to exist in this market rather than a large number of producers.
In order for a monopoly to exist in this case, the government must have intervened and created it.
The 5G LTE company is experiencing economies of scale.
True or False: Without government regulation, natural monopolies always earn zero profit in the long run.
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Transcribed Image Text:8. Natural monopoly analysis The following graph gives the demand (D) curve for 5G LTE services in the fictional town of Streamship Springs. The graph also shows the marginal revenue (MR) curve, the marginal cost (MC) curve, and the average total cost (ATC) curve for the local 5G LTE company, a natural monopolist. On the following graph, use the black point (plus symbol) to indicate the profit-maximizing price and quantity for this natural monopolist. PRICE (Dollars per gigabyte of data) 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 0 1 + 2 MR 4 3 5 7 QUANTITY (Gigabytes of data) O True O False 6 8 ATC MC + 9 10 D Monopoly Outcome (?) Which of the following statements are true about this natural monopoly? Check all that apply. The 5G LTE company must own a scarce resource. It is more efficient on the cost side for one producer to exist in this market rather than a large number of producers. In order for a monopoly to exist in this case, the government must have intervened and created it. The 5G LTE company is experiencing economies of scale. True or False: Without government regulation, natural monopolies always earn zero profit in the long run.
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