What Problem Is Created for Antitrust Regulators by Online Pricing

question 163

Multiple Choice

What problem is created for antitrust regulators by online pricing algorithms?

• A)Even if the algorithms produce collusive prices, the lack of an agreement makes it difficult to prosecute under current antitrust law.
• B)The encrypted data does not allow regulators to determine whether prices are converging to a level consistent with collusion.
• C)Online pricing algorithms are programmed to randomly vary prices to prevent antitrust regulators from discovering price-fixing.
• D)Online pricing algorithms are programmed to ensure that there is just enough of a gap between prices across firms that collusion would be impossible to prove.

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Definitions:

Sarcolemma

The fine transparent tubular sheath which envelops the fibers of skeletal muscles.

Sarcoplasmic Reticulum

A specialized type of endoplasmic reticulum in muscle cells that stores and releases calcium ions.

T Tubules

Tubular extensions of the cell membrane that penetrate into the center of skeletal and cardiac muscle cells, facilitating the transmission of electrical signals.

Sarcolemma

The fine transparent tubular sheath that envelops the fibers of skeletal muscles.