Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. A major characteristic of a monopoly is the ability of the monopolist to influence price.
2. A monopolist must produce a good for which there are no close substitutes.
3. U.S. patents grant a lifetime monopoly on an invention.
4. Public utilities are often called natural monopolies.
5. No U.S. firm has ever obtained sufficient control over raw materials to develop a monopoly or near monopoly on that basis.


1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE

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