Microeconomics: Principles, Applications, and Tools (8th Edition)

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Chapter 13 - Controlling Market Power: Antitrust and Regulation - Exercises - 13.1 Natural Monopoly - Page 310: 1.3

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Long run average cost curve lies below the demand curve, A natural monopoly exists when a single firm can supply the entire market at a lower cost than multiple firms. This happens when average costs decline over the relevant range of output, so the long-run cost curve stays below the market demand curve.
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