A Monopoly Is Most Likely to Emerge and Be Sustained

question 193

Multiple Choice

A monopoly is most likely to emerge and be sustained when

• A) output demand is relatively elastic.
• B) firms have U-shaped average-total-cost curves.
• C) fixed capital costs are small relative to total costs.
• D) economies of scale are large relative to market demand.

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