A benefit to society of the patent and copyright laws is that those laws
A) help to keep prices down.
B) help to prevent a single firm from acquiring ownership of a key resource.
C) encourage creative activity.
D) discourage the production of inefficient products.
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Q153: A government-created monopoly arises when
A)government spending in
Q154: A natural monopoly occurs when
A)the product is
Q155: When a firm has a natural monopoly,
Q156: The fundamental source of monopoly power is
A)barriers
Q157: Figure 15-1 Q159: The profit-maximization problem for a monopolist differs Q160: Which of the following is a necessary Q161: Scenario 15-1 Q162: Scenario 15-1 Q163: Figure 15-2 
A monopoly firm maximizes its profit
A monopoly firm maximizes its profit
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