A public franchise

A) is an unregulated monopoly necessary for the public good.
B) is a government designation that a private firm is the only legal producer of a good or service.
C) is a corporation that is owned by stockholders.
D) results from ownership of a key raw material.


B

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If bargaining is costless and an externality exists:

a. an efficient outcome may be reached depending on which party is assigned property rights. b. an efficient outcome will be reached regardless of which party is assigned property rights. c. an efficient outcome will not be reached without government intervention. d. an efficient outcome can never be reached.

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The demand curve is downward-sloping because of the law of ____

a. diminishing marginal utility b. diminishing consumer equilibrium c. consumer equilibrium d. diminishing utility maximization

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