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Chapter 8
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QM < QC
PM > PC
Price
>
=0
Industry
Demand
PM
MR
PC
QM
QC
Unit Cost
Output
PURE MONOPOLY
8.2
Examples:
Entry Barriers:
Price and Output are
determined by MR = MC.
Industry
Demand
MC
AC
PM
MR = MC
QM
Output
NATURAL MONOPOLY
8.3
Unregulated Pricing: QM , PM
Average-Cost Pricing: QR , PR
Declining
AC
Electricity
Demand
PM
PR
Marginal-Cost Pricing
MR
MC
QM
QR
Output