For a Time,only Xerox Could Produce Dry-Paper Copiers Because Xerox

question 79

Multiple Choice

For a time,only Xerox could produce dry-paper copiers because Xerox held all the patents on the process.Until the patents expire,Xerox could be said to operate in which type of market structure?

• A) imperfect competitive
• B) purely competitive
• C) monopolistic
• D) noncompetitive oligopoly

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