Which of the Following Statements Regarding the Trucking Industry Is

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding the trucking industry is correct?

• A) Over the past several years, losses and exit from the industry have substantially reduced the degree of competition in the industry.
• B) The trucking industry most closely resembles an oligopoly.
• C) Even though there is a high degree of competition, firms in the trucking industry are able to sustain positive economic profits as a result of a substantial degree of product differentiation.
• D) Between 1999 and 2007, the behavior of firms in the trucking industry closely matched the outcome predicted by the model of perfect competition.

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