Question 20 In the market for a brand name medicine with a single company selling the medicine, that company is a_______Eventually, the government lets other companies sell the medicine as a "generic" alternative to the brand name. The effect of this increased competition is to_______ the medicine's price. O. monopoly, decrease O. oligopoly, decrease O. monopoly, increase O. oligopoly, increase

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