Public Policy Responses to a Monopoly

question 101

Multiple Choice

Public policy responses to a monopoly:

• A)aim to break up existing monopolies.
• B)always have more costs than benefits to society.
• C)always have more benefits than costs to society.
• D)never benefit society in the end.

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