A Cartel Is

question 52

Multiple Choice

A cartel is

• A)a temporary storage facility for automobiles.
• B)a group of firms that enter into an informal agreement to fix prices to maximize joint profits.
• C)a group of firms that enter into a formal agreement to fix prices to maximize joint profits.
• D)an example of a group of firms that collectively regulate a competitive industry.

Understand the constructs that allow societies and groups to engage in warfare and legitimize violent actions.

Understand how taxes affect both buyers and sellers in the market.

Analyze the impact of taxes on market equilibrium, including changes in surplus and tax revenue.

Identify how taxes shift supply and demand curves.

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Definitions:

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1900

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Russian-Germans

Individuals or descendants of those who migrated from Germany to Russia, particularly during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Czar Alexander II

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