Most Local Phone Companies _____

question 86

Multiple Choice

Most local phone companies _____

• A)face a vertical demand curve.
• B)operate in a perfectly competitive industry.
• C)operate in an oligopoly industry.
• D)face an upward-sloping demand curve.
• E)are natural monopolies.

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