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Economics
Monopoly
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a Monopoly? | is a market structure in which one firm makes up the entire market. |
| What is a natural monopoly? | is an industry in which a single firm can produce at a lower cost than can two or more firms. |
| What is a patent? | is legal protection of a technical innovation that gives the person holding it sole right to use that innovation. |
| What is price-descriminate? | to charge different prices to different individuals or groups of individuals. |
| Why is the price a monopolist charges higher than that of a competitive market? | Due to the restriction of output; a monopolist can make a profit in the long run. |
| How to determine monopolist's profit-maximizing output? | when marginal revenue (MR) equals marginal cost (MC). |