The Justification for Occupational Licensing Laws Is That They Protect

question 99

Multiple Choice

The justification for occupational licensing laws is that they protect the public from incompetent practitioners (for example, lawyers and medical doctors) , but the laws also result in

• A)higher prices and restrictions on the number of people who can enter the professions affected by the laws.
• B)economies of scale.
• C)ownership of a key input.
• D)an increase in the amount of output required to achieve minimum efficient scale.

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Definitions:

Receptacle

In botany, the part of a flower stalk where the parts of the flower are attached.

Flower Parts

The structural components of a flower, including petals, stamens, carpels, and sepals, each performing specific functions in the reproductive process of plants.

Sepals

The external segments of a bloom, usually green and resembling leaves, that safeguard the budding flower.

Calyx

The collective term for the sepals of a flower.