Concerning public utilities, legislatures have traditionally allowed a regulated firm to receive a price that
A) provides an economic profit of 25 percent of invested capital
B) provides an economic profit of 15 percent of invested capital
C) covers average variable cost, but not average total cost
D) covers average fixed cost plus average variable cost
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