In the short run, a monopolist:
a. always suffers an economic loss

b. always earns an economic profit.
c. always earns a normal rate of return.
d. may make an economic loss, an economic profit, or zero economic profits.

d

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A natural monopoly, such as the local telephone company, is characterized by

a. a lack of natural competitors b. low fixed costs and diseconomies of scale c. economies of scale d. a lack of government regulation e. constant costs of production

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