Which of these is a natural monopoly?

Cell phone service
Computer repair
Package delivery service
Sewage treatment

Question

Which of these is a natural monopoly?

 Cell phone service
 Computer repair
 Package delivery service
 Sewage treatment

anonymous · Answer

natural monopoly i would have to go with package delivery service.

anonymous · Answer

Delivery is not a natural monopoly: UPS, USPS, FEDEX

All the other answer choices are obvious in that there is a market for those things with competing brands or companies.

The only one that could be possible is sewage treatment.

anonymous · Answer

A nonprofit agency sets up a website to channel investments from all over the globe into microloans to support local farms, artisans, and other small businesses in developing nations. Which of the following would be a positive externality for the global environment?

 Fewer people move from rural to urban areas, reducing urban sprawl.
 More resources are consumed locally, reducing international shipping.
 More sustainable development encourages the use of nonrenewable resources.
 Genetically modified crops add vitamins to local foods, increasing health.
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anonymous · Answer

probably the reduce in international shipping.