Using the Internet, Some Firms Are Now Employing Software That

question 35

Multiple Choice

Using the Internet, some firms are now employing software that uses pricing algorithms to constantly adjust their online prices in response to what rivals are charging for similar products. This is making it easier for the

• A)firms to collude tacitly in their pricing schemes.
• B)government to prove price-fixing.
• C)firms to gain monopoly power over their rivals.
• D)government to enforce industrial regulation.

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Definitions:

Diploid Zygote

A fertilized egg cell that has two sets of chromosomes, one from each parent, initiating development of a new organism.

Acrosomal Reaction

A process during fertilization where the sperm's acrosome releases enzymes to penetrate the egg's outer layer.

Capacitation

A physiological process that sperm undergo to become capable of fertilizing an egg, involving changes that increase the sperm's mobility and the ability to penetrate an ovum.

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