Which of the Following Would Create a Natural Monopoly

question 162

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would create a natural monopoly?

• A) ownership of all the available units of a necessary input
• B) an exclusive right granted to supply a good or service
• C) requirement of a government license before the firm can sell the good or service
• D) technology enabling a single firm to produce at a lower average total cost than two or more firms
• E) a patent granted the producer of the good or service

Understand how human activities and natural conditions like faulting impact groundwater quality and availability.

Understand the concept of functional fixedness and its overcoming through creative problem-solving.

Distinguish between different types of reasoning (inductive, deductive, and others) and their applications.

Differentiate between algorithms and heuristics and their roles in problem-solving.

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Definitions:

Biased

Showing preference or prejudice for or against something or someone, often in a way considered to be unfair.

Simple Random Samples

A subset of individuals chosen from a larger set, where each individual has an equal chance of being selected.

Selection Bias

A type of bias caused by selecting non-random data for statistical analysis, which can affect the validity of conclusions.

Systematic Tendency

A consistent, directional bias or movement in a series of data or measurements, often due to a specific cause.