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Which of the following often causes market failure -- that is, causes markets to fail to establish fair prices and use resources efficiently or properly?

A.
competition
B.
surpluses
C.
monopolies
D.
shortages
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User Rhaldar
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Answer:

I would say monopolies.

Step-by-step explanation:

I'm stuck on the same question but I'm going to go with monopolies because of my background knowledge and from what we learned in US history this year. When there is a monopoly, the owner can put the price as high as they want because they're the only one selling that service/product. Hope this helped and please correct me if I'm wrong but my best educated guess is C. monopolies

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