A health-care firm is looking to expand to international markets in an effort to increase profits. One potential location has only a few competing health-care providers, each holding a significant percentage of market share. Licensing requirements are high, but the firm may consider establishing a presence in the new location to enjoy _____.

• the high prices that arise from monoplistic competition
• the high prices that arise from perfect competition
• the horizontal demand curves
• the downward-sloping demand curves