Edexcel A-Level Economics A2 3.3.3 6e Concept of Natural Monopoly and Its Implications Questions

Evaluate cost, infrastructure and investment benefits of natural monopoly, using a diagram and industry context to weigh pricing, incentives and efficiency limits.

Exam points

Explain natural monopoly through falling long-run average costs and avoiding duplicated infrastructure
Use an appropriate cost diagram and a chosen industry to show how larger output affects average costs
Analyse when cost savings may lead to lower prices and greater consumer surplus
Assess how profits might finance investment, improve quality or lower future costs
Explain how greater purchasing power could reduce input costs and affect consumer benefits
Assess how ownership and regulatory objectives influence consumer or worker benefits
Weigh benefits against monopoly pricing, limited choice and X-inefficiency to reach a contextual judgement

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