Patent trolls ________
A) are paid by innovative firms to the federal government
B) buy up patents then attempt to extract large payments from firms using similar technology
C) develop new machines and machine processes in small-scale firms, rather than large corporations
D) can evolve into natural monopolies
B
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According to your authors, the prohibition on alcohol kept the ________ curve relatively stable while the ________ curve became more ________
A) supply; demand; elastic B) supply; demand; inelastic C) demand; supply; elastic D) demand; supply; inelastic
Seymour owns 3 acres of beautiful waterfront property on a large inland lake. In his will, Seymour donates the land to the state with the understanding that the land will be used as a state beach that anyone may use without paying any fees. This state beach
a. will tend to be overused because it is nonexcludable. b. is a common resource when it becomes crowded on sunny summer weekends. c. is rival in consumption when it becomes crowded on sunny summer weekends. d. All of the above are correct.