The U.S. Postal Service has a monopoly on the delivery of first-class mail due to

a. economies of scale.
b. a lack of initiative on the part of competing firms.
c. legal barriers limiting entry.
d. control over an essential resource.

C

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A) the domestic currency buys more units of foreign currency and the domestic currency has depreciated. B) the domestic currency buys fewer units of foreign currency and the domestic currency has depreciated. C) the domestic currency buys more units of foreign currency and the domestic currency has appreciated. D) the domestic currency buys fewer units of foreign currency and the domestic currency has appreciated.

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