3. Dancaster Utilities is a natural monopoly which is in charge of supplying water to the city of а Dancaster. Competiti
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3. Dancaster Utilities is a natural monopoly which is in charge of supplying water to the city of а Dancaster. Competitive price and quantity are 10 and 5. Monopoly price and quantity are 12 and 3. (a) Illustrate graphically and explain the welfare loss that takes place due to monopoly behaviour. (b) Explain and illustrate graphically which is the desirable regulated price that the local government should impose. (c) Which is the socially efficient level of output? (d) Illustrate graphically the case where the government regulates the price at too low a level. What will occur in the market? And regarding social welfare?