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theo

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Why does the government allow some markets to be monopolized by granting patents?
 a. to promote a more equal distribution of income
 b. to correct for negative externalities
 c. to promote technological progress
 d. to ensure lower prices for consumers in the short run

Question 2

_____ gives the slope of an isocost line where labor (L) and capital (K) are the two inputs measured on the X and Y axes respectively.
 a. The ratio of the marginal product of capital to the marginal product of labor, with a negative sign,
  b. The ratio of price of labor to the price of capital, with a negative sign,
  c. The ratio of the price of capital to the price of labor
  d. The ratio of the marginal product of labor to the marginal product of capital



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

B



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