The U.S. Postal Service

a. has as much monopoly power now as it had 100 years ago
b. has lost much of its market power due to new competitors and new technologies
c. has increased its prices by less than the rate of inflation during the past 25 years
d. is more mechanized and more computerized than its potential competitors
e. is a perfectly competitive firm

B

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