Of the Following,which Is True of Deregulatory Efforts

question 15

Multiple Choice

Of the following,which is true of deregulatory efforts?

• A)Deregulatory efforts have fostered new competition and new competitive practices.
• B)Deregulatory efforts have led to decreased competition and decreased competitive practices.
• C)Deregulatory efforts have fostered new competition and decreased competitive practices.
• D)Deregulatory efforts have led to decreased competition and increased competitive practices.
• E)None of these are true.

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Definitions:

Marginal Product Data

Information that shows how the addition of a single unit of a factor of production, such as labor or capital, affects total output.

Competitive Market

A market structure characterized by a large number of buyers and sellers, free entry and exit, and a product for which each supplier's offerings are perfectly substitutable by the consumers.

Profit-Maximizing Rule

A principle stating that firms achieve maximum profit when they produce goods or services to the point where marginal cost equals marginal revenue.

Cost-Minimization Rule

A principle in economics that suggests a firm should produce any given output at the lowest possible cost.