What is a monopoly?
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A. When one company is strong enough to control an entire industry
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B. When the government controls a part of a business
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C. When one company controls the local government
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D. When one company has factories in another country

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Explanation: One of the four market structures, with the following characteristics: a single or dominant large firm in the industry; significant control over price; produces and sells a unique product with no close substitutes; high barriers to entry into the industry. Examples include telephone, water and electricity companies in areas where they operate as a single supplier.

nothing certain is known about what happened, but it seems that the country declined gradually, perhaps due to bad government, or, more likely, due to a series of bad harvests, which resulted in widespread and recurrent famine.

the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service.