Tap Water Monopoly

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2) A monopoly arises due to 2 main reasons, the first one is that the monopoly sells goods or service that has no good substitutes for. For example, tap water is used for showering and car wash. Tap water has no substitutes so the tap water’s supplier is a monopoly. The other reason is when there are barriers to entry, it makes it difficult for a potential competitor to enter the industry. There are 3 different types of barriers to entry: natural barrier to entry is when one firm becomes so efficient in producing the product in the lowest possible cost and on a large scale that it gains economies of scale. The firm benefits from economies of scale while its competitors are going out of the market. This way the firm becomes a monopoly. The