A characteristic of outsourcing is
a. completely unrelated to vertical integration
b. likely to be profitable exactly when vertical integration is profitable
c. can allow a firm to focus on its core competencies
d. it prevents the exploitation of differing degrees of economies of scale at different points in the supply chain
c
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aggregate demand. A) decrease; increase B) increase; increase C) decrease; decrease D) increase; decrease
When there are economies of scale over the relevant range of output for a monopoly, the monopoly
a. is a natural monopoly. b. is a government-granted monopoly. c. has monopoly power due to the ownership of a patent or copyright. d. has monopoly power due to the ownership of a key production resource.