Which of the Following Contributes to the Existence of Monopoly

question 51

Multiple Choice

Which of the following contributes to the existence of monopoly power?

• A) patents
• B) constant returns to scale
• C) the shortage of critical resources
• D) the law of diminishing returns

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Definitions:

Parental Income

The combined earnings of a child's mother and father or the income of a single parent.

Subliminal Suggestions

Subliminal suggestions refer to messages that are presented below the threshold of conscious awareness, influencing thoughts, feelings, or behaviors without conscious processing.

Independent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is manipulated or changed by the researcher to observe its effect on the dependent variable.

Dependent Variable

In an experiment, the variable being tested and measured, expected to change due to the influence of the independent variable.