City Gas Is a Natural Monopoly That Supplies Natural Gas

City Gas is a natural monopoly that supplies natural gas to a particular city. Its cost and demand information are given below.

If the government decides to regulate this natural monopoly by forcing them to produce at the point where the demand curve intersects marginal cost, then the firm will make a _______ and _______ continue in the long run.

A) loss of $24 million, will not
B) loss of $33 million, will not
C) profit of $33 million, will
D) profit of $24 million, will