An Example of a Monopoly Based on Control of a Key

question 198

Multiple Choice

An example of a monopoly based on control of a key resource is

• A) Major League Baseball.
• B) the Paul Ecke Ranch monopoly on poinsettias.
• C) Microsoft's Windows operating system.
• D) the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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