Regulatory Capture Is Said to Have Occurred When Which of the Following

question 203

Multiple Choice

Regulatory capture is said to have occurred when which of the following is true?

• A)Rules and enforcement in an industry are heavily influenced by the industry being regulated.
• B)One firm controls an entire market, having captured customers away from other firms.
• C)Government imposes excessive regulations in an industry, resulting in inefficiencies.
• D)Consumers make all the rules for an industry, forcing firms into inefficient production methods.

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Definitions:

Inventory Turnover

A metric that indicates how many times a company’s inventory is sold and replaced over a specific period.

Retail Method

An accounting technique used to estimate inventory value by calculating a cost to retail price ratio and applying it to the ending inventory at retail prices.

Merchandise Inventory

The total value of a retailer's goods that are available for sale to customers.