Allowing an Inventor to Have the Exclusive Rights to Market

question 519

Multiple Choice

Allowing an inventor to have the exclusive rights to market her new invention will lead to i) a product that is priced higher than it would be without the exclusive rights.
Ii) desirable behavior in the sense that inventors are encouraged to invent.
Iii) higher profits for the inventor.

• A) i) and ii) only
• B) ii) and iii) only
• C) i) and iii) only
• D) i), ii), and iii)

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