A Barrier to Entry That Significantly Contributes to the Establishment

question 29

Multiple Choice

A barrier to entry that significantly contributes to the establishment of a monopoly would be:

• A) patents.
• B) X-inefficiency.
• C) price-taking behavior.
• D) diseconomies of scale.

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