Several firms want to be the only horse carriage service in a small tourist town and must pay the city for a license to operate as a monopoly. Competition among the potential firms will result in
◦ bidding up the price of the license so that the winning firm makes $0 economic profit.
◦ the winning firm making an economic profit because it will be a price maker.
◦ the winning firm making an economic profit because it will have no competition.
◦ the winning firm making an economic profit because rent seeking cannot occur.
◦ a $0 economic profit because monopolies are illegal.