Hat is a​ monopoly? A monopoly is
A.
a firm in a competitive market with many other sellers.
B.
a firm in a market with a small number of independent firms that compete.
C.
a firm that is the only seller of a good or service that does not have a close substitute.
D.
a firm in a market with other firms that sell similar but not identical products.
E.
a firm that is the only buyer of a factor of production.

Richardson hired j.c. flood company, a plumbing contractor, to correct a stoppage in the sewer line of her house. the plumbing company's 'snake' device, used to clear the line leading to the main sewer, became caught in the underground line. to release it, the company excavated a portion of the sewer line in richardson's backyard. in the process, the company discovered numerous leaks in a rusty, defective water pipe that ran parallel with the sewer line. to meet public regulations, the water pipe, of a type no longer approved for such service, had to be replaced either then or later, when the yard would have to be excavated again. the plumbing company proceeded to repair the water pipe. though richardson inspected the company's work daily and did not express any objection to the extra work involved in replacing the water pipe, she refused to pay any part of the total bill after the company completed the entire operation. j.c. flood company then sued richardson for the costs of labor and material it had furnished. (c) for what, if anything, should richardson be liable? explain."

You decided to charge $100 for your new computer game, but people are not buying it. what could you do to encourage people to buy your game?

In our daily interactions we can find ourselves listening to other people solely for the purpose of finding weakness in their positions so that we can formulate a convincing response. select one: true false