Q.

Monopoly means -

A. single buyer
B. many sellers
C. single seller
D. many buyers
Answer» C. single seller
Explanation: A Monopoly exists when a specific person or enterprise is the only supplier of a particular commodity, This contrasts with a monopsony which relates to a single entity's control of a market to purchase a good or service, and with oligopoly which consists of a few entities dominating an industry. Monopolies are thus characterized by a lack of economic competition to produce the good or service and a lack of viable substitute goods
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