A Natural Monopoly Is Most Likely to Occur in Which

question 42

Multiple Choice

A natural monopoly is most likely to occur in which of the following industries?

• A)the pharmaceutical industry because the development and approval of new drugs through the Food and Drug Administration can take more than 10 years
• B)the diamond mining and marketing industry because one firm can control a key resource
• C)the software industry because of the importance of network externalities
• D)an industry where fixed costs are very large relative to variable costs

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Definitions:

Cash

Liquid assets held by a company or individual, used for transactions or as a reserve for future payments.

Consolidation

Consolidation is the process of combining the financial statements of a parent company and its subsidiaries into a single, comprehensive set of statements.

Outstanding Common Stock

Shares of a company's common stock that have been issued and are in the hands of investors, including those held by the public and company insiders but excluding treasury shares.

Annual Amortization

The procedure of methodically deducting the starting cost of an intangible asset throughout its period of utility.