If a Firm Was Able to Acquire Control Over Access

question 141

Multiple Choice

If a firm was able to acquire control over access to bauxite, the ore used in aluminum manufacturing, it would gain monopoly control of the aluminum industry because that firm

• A)holds a patent.
• B)is given the right to control the market by government.
• C)controls an essential input.
• D)is a natural monopoly.

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