To encourage firms to engage in research and development (R&D), governments grant temporary monopolies in the production of the word or symbol based goods like books and computer code that result from R&D called:
A)cartels.
B)copyrights.
C)anti-trust exemptions.
D)all of the above.

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The temporary monopolies granted in the production of word or symbol based goods resulting from R&D are called copyrights. Cartels and anti-trust exemptions do not relate to the production of these goods.

To Encourage Firms to Engage in Research and Development (R&D)