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In economics, if a good is inelastic,

A
its supply or demand is too sensitive to price changes.
B
its supply or demand is not sensitive to price changes.
C
consumers have lost an interest in purchasing it.
D
producers have lost an interest in manufacturing it.
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Natural monopolies occur when one producer

A
can meet the market’s entire demand.
B
creates unique products.
C
controls the method of production.
D
is the only one authorized to produce a given product.
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According to the law of supply, price and quantity move

A
from different points toward one another.
B
along a track in the same direction.
C
from the same point away from one another.
D
along a track in opposite directions.
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Which best describes how the government sanctions technological monopolies?

A
by creating the technology itself
B
by issuing a patent for the technology
C
by authorizing one producer
D
by prohibiting others from entering the market

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