Which of the Following Is an Example of a Barrier

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a barrier to entry? (i)
A key resource is owned by a single firm.
(ii)
The costs of production make a single producer more efficient than a large number of producers.
(iii)
The government has given the existing monopolist the exclusive right to produce the good.

• A)(i) and (ii) only
• B)(ii) and (iii) only
• C)(i) only
• D)(i), (ii), and (iii)

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