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:

Discarding an Asset

involves removing an asset from the company's balance sheet due to it being obsolete, no longer usable, or not worth repairing.

Fully Depreciated

A state where an asset has reached the end of its useful life, and its book value has been completely depreciated.

Investing Activities

Transactions related to the acquisition and disposal of long-term assets and other investments, impacting a firm's capital structure and cash flow.

Long-Term Investments

Assets that a company intends to hold for more than one year, such as stocks, bonds, or real estate.