In Some Cases, Firms That Are Accused of Antitrust Violations

question 54

Multiple Choice

In some cases, firms that are accused of antitrust violations by federal authorities will plead guilty to the criminal charges in order to avoid facing the same charges in a private or civil trial. Why?

• A) Attorneys in civil cases tend to be more effective at proving their claims.
• B) The penalties for a conviction in a civil or private case are treble damages, or three times larger than the penalties in a criminal or public case.
• C) Judges in criminal cases are known to be more lenient.
• D) none of the above

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Definitions:

Costs Added

Expenses that have been incurred additionally, often related to production or acquisition of inventory.

Weighted-Average

A calculation method that multiplies each component by a weight reflecting its importance and sums these products to get an average.

Equivalent Units

A concept used in cost accounting to express the amount of work done on partially finished goods in terms of fully finished goods.

Production Process

The sequence of operations or steps taken to convert raw materials into finished goods.