What is the meaning of the phrase "dilemma of regulation"?
A) Natural monopolies achieve economies of scale but charge high prices when there is no government regulation; government regulation reduces prices but results in diseconomies of scale.
B) Natural monopolies are profitable, but only if the government permits price discrimination; government regulation to restrict price discrimination reduces monopoly prices, but the regulation also reduces monopoly output.
C) The fair-return price achieves allocative efficiency but may produce economic losses; the socially optimal price yields a normal profit but may not be allocatively efficient.
D) The socially optimal price achieves allocative efficiency but may produce economic losses; the fair-return price yields a normal profit but may not be allocatively efficient.
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