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What is a natural monopoly?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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What are ration coupons and what is their purpose? Provide a historical or current example.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

A natural monopoly is a market in which one firm can supply the entire market at a lower cost than two or more firms can.

Answer to Question 2

They are tickets or coupons that entitle individuals to purchase a certain amount of a given product per month. A historical example would be ration coupons for gasoline during World War II.





 

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