A natural monopoly poses a difficult challenge for competition policy because its structure makes ______ unlikely or too costly. O competition O earning profits O controlling costs
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" Step 2: Understand what a natural monopoly is. A natural monopoly occurs when a single firm can supply a good or service to an entire market at a lower cost than could two or more firms. This is typically due to extremely high fixed costs or economies of scale Show more…
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