What is a natural monopoly? a. A monopoly that results from government issuing patents. b. A market in which there is only one firm. c. A monopoly that faces a high fixed cost and low marginal costs so that the average total cost curve slopes downward. d. A monopoly resulting from one firm's exclusive ownership of a natural resource required to produce a good. Which of the firms is most likely to be a natural monopoly? a. A pharmaceutical company that has the exclusive right to sell a patented drug. b. A restaurant that is unable to practice price discrimination and must charge all consumers the same price. c. A firm that owns nearly all of the diamond mines in the world. d. Municipal Power Light, the local supplier of electricity.

Asap describe three different expenses associated with restaurants. choose one of these expenses, and discuss how a manager could handle this expense.

Your team has identified the risks on the project and determined their risk score. the team is in the midst of determining what strategies to put in place should the risks occur. after some discussion, the team members have determined that the risk of losing their network administrator is a risk they'll just deal with if and when it occurs. although they think it's a possibility and the impact would be significant, they've decided to simply deal with it after the fact. which of the following is true regarding this question? a. this is a positive response strategy. b. this is a negative response strategy. c. this is a response strategy for either positive or negative risk known as contingency planning. d. this is a response strategy for either positive or negative risks known as passive acceptance.

Adistinguishing feature of ecological economics is the concept of cost-benefit analysis steady-state economies that, like natural systems, neither grow nor shrink environmental damage and also environmental benefits are external greenwashing to increase public acceptance of products the only healthy economy is one that is growing