Barriers to Entry Are Used to

question 14

Multiple Choice

Barriers to entry are used to

• A) enable a firm to exercise control over the price of its product.
• B) prevent other firms from entering the market.
• C) allow the firm to earn economic profits.
• D) all of the above

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Definitions:

Blastocyst

A structure formed in the early development of mammals, consisting of an inner cell mass and an outer layer of trophoblast cells, which implants into the uterine wall.

Pronuclei

The nuclei of the sperm and egg before they fuse in fertilization, each containing a single set of chromosomes from the respective parent.

Diploid

Normal number of chromosomes (in humans, 46 chromosomes) in somatic cells.

Chromosomes

Long strands of DNA wrapped around proteins, located in the cell nucleus, which carry genetic information.