If a natural monopoly was forced to break up into several small competitive firms,the

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Natural monopolies have economies of scale which allow them to produce output at lower costs than smaller firms. If the natural monopoly is broken up into smaller competitive firms, they would no longer have the same economies of scale and their average costs of production would increase. This increase in costs would likely result in a higher price to consumers.

If a Natural Monopoly Was Forced to Break Up into Several