Briefly explain the difference between economic regulation & antitrust policy--when & why would government employ the respective types of policy?

120 110 100 90 80 70 $ per unit 60 50 % 40 ATC MC 30 20 10 0 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 Quantity D MR Consider the cost curves of a natural monopoly along with its demand and marginal revenue curves shown in the graph above. What aspect of the graph results in us denoting this as a "natural" monopoly? Marginal cost is upward sloping Marginal cost intersect average total cost at the minimum average total cost Demand intersects the downward sloping portion of average total cost Monopolist makes a profit when marginal revenue is equal to marginal cost

A. If public utilities are a natural monopoly, whatwould be the danger in deregulating them? B. If public utilities are a natural monopoly, whatwould be the danger in splitting them into a number ofseparate competing firms?  C.Why does regulatory capture reduce thepersuasiveness of the case for regulating industries forthe benefit of consumers?

Review the graph at right. Monopoly 100- What is the optimal monopoly regulated price? $ whole number) (enter your response as a MC 90- 80- 70- P= $60 60- 50- B C 40- MC = $30 30- S 20- 10- Q = 3OMR 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Quantity 10 étv 30 DII esc F1 F2 F3 F5 F6 FR 23 2$ & 2 4 8 Q W T tab S F K caps lock C V shift fn control option command Price CI

4   Mustapha maintains a monopoly in the holographic TV market because of its patent, but it is about to expire. The market demand and Mustapha's production cost are given by: P = 100 - 0.5Q and TC = 100 + 0.5Q^2.   What is the market price? what is the market quantity? What is the monopoly profit?