Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Maximum and minimum prices

Maximum and minimum prices — practice question

What is the principal drawback of government regulation intended to limit the profits made in a monopolistic industry?

  • AIt acts as a disincentive to innovation.
  • BIt cannot take account of externalities.
  • CIt leads to diseconomies of scale.
  • DIt leads to excessive advertising by firms.

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