Evaluating a Public Transportation Monopoly
A city council is debating whether to grant a single company an exclusive 10-year contract to operate all public bus routes. A critic of the plan argues, "This will be a disaster for riders. If there's only one bus company, they can charge whatever they want, and people will have to pay because they have no other options." Evaluate the economic validity of the critic's claim regarding the company's ability to set prices. In your answer, explain the relationship between the availability of alternatives and how responsive consumers are to price changes.
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