Fire Protection Is a Good Example of a Natural Monopoly

question 158

Multiple Choice

Fire protection is a good example of a natural monopoly good because:

• A)it is non-excludable
• B)it is rival
• C)protecting an extra house is unlikely to reduce the protection available to others
• D)all of the above are true

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Definitions:

Active Transport

A cellular process that requires energy to move substances across a cell membrane against a concentration gradient.

mRNA

Messenger RNA (mRNA) is a type of RNA that carries genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where it serves as a template for protein synthesis.

tRNA

Transfer RNA, a form of RNA that carries amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis in accordance with the codons of mRNA.

DNA Template

A strand of DNA that serves as a guide for the synthesis of complementary RNA or DNA molecules.