Control of a Scarce Resource or Input, Economies of Scale

question 137

Essay

Control of a scarce resource or input, economies of scale, technological superiority, and government-created barriers are forms of:
A.market structure.
B.pricing behavior.
C.barriers to entry.
D.public policy.

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Definitions:

Variance

A statistical measure of the dispersion of data points in a data series around the mean.

Total Percentage Return

The total return on an investment, expressed as a percentage, that includes all dividends, interest, and capital gains.

Dividend

Money given to shareholders by a corporation, usually sourced from the firm's profits.

Dividend Yield

A measurement in finance that compares the dividends a company pays each year with its stock price.