The Dynamic Process of Competition

question 32

Multiple Choice

The dynamic process of competition

• A) provides profit-seeking sellers with little incentive to heed consumer preferences.
• B) was shown by Adam Smith to be a major source of economic inefficiency.
• C) provides consumers with alternative suppliers and thus a mechanism with which they can discipline sellers.
• D) will permit business decision makers to earn long-run economic profit unless they are regulated by government officials.

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