Microsoft Has Just Taken Some Senators Out to Dinner in Paris

question 68

Multiple Choice

Microsoft has just taken some senators out to dinner in Paris in a private jet. This is probably an example of an attempt to influence:

• A) economic forces.
• B) political forces.
• C) social forces.
• D) the price mechanism.

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Usury Statute

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Covenant Not to Compete

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