Economic Regulation Is Government Policy Designed to

question 18

Multiple Choice

Economic regulation is government policy designed to

• A)improve health and safety in products and in working conditions
• B)prevent firms from monopolizing or developing a cartel in existing competitive markets
• C)eliminate existing monopolies by breaking them apart into many smaller firms
• D)create monopolies by forcing competitive firms to merge
• E)control price and output in industries where monopoly is desirable

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