A Natural Monopoly Owes Its Existence to

question 214

Multiple Choice

A natural monopoly owes its existence to

• A) control of a key input.
• B) persistently declining long-run average costs as scale increases.
• C) patents.
• D) increasing marginal returns and the ability to obtain quantity discounts from suppliers.

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